Legal Opinion
Rivas v. Cozens
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 6, 1971No. 70 2554PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
2Per curiam
Plaintiffs, who had been involved in an automobile accident and whose driving privileges were thereafter suspended under the California Financial Responsibility Law (Cal. Vehicle Code, § 16000 et seq.) pending their deposit of cash security amounts fixed by the Department of Motor Vehicles, bring this suit under Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, to challenge the constitutionality of the California statute under which the Department acted.
For this reason, a three judge court was convoked as required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2284.
The California Financial Responsibility…
3Cases cited24 opinions
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4Cited by6 opinions
- Rios v. CozensCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
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- Warner v. TrombettaDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Slone v. Kentucky Department of TransportationDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1974
- Merced v. FisherNew York Supreme Court · 1975
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