Legal Opinion
RITSCHEL v. City of Fountain Valley
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 2006No. G034264PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RYLAARSDAM, Acting P. J.
Claiming several police officers injured him when they used force to obtain a blood sample after his arrest for driving while under the influence of alcohol, plaintiff Darrell Vincent Ritschel sued defendants City of Fountain Valley and members of its police department. He alleged causes of action for violation of his civil rights under both federal and state law (42 U.S.C. § 1983 [section 1983]; Civ. Code, § 52.1, subd. (b)), plus state law claims, including assault and battery. In the first phase of a trifurcated trial, the court found the individual…
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