Legal Opinion
Bach v. County of Butte
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 29, 1983No. Civ. 21774PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SIMS, J.
In this case we hold that California state courts should apply federal law to determine whether a complaint sufficiently pleads a cause of action under the federal Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983, referred to hereinafter simply as “§ 1983”).
Plaintiff Maxim Bach, an attorney, sued the City of Oroville, two Oroville employees, the County of Butte and one Butte County Deputy District Attorney under the federal Civil Rights Act. (§ 1983 et seq.) Plaintiff alleges these defendants conspired to vex, annoy, or injure him by filing and prosecuting a criminal action against him,…
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