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John Roe v. City of San Diego San Diego City Police Department David Bejarano George Saldamando Glenn Breitenstein

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 29, 2004No. 02-55164PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge FISHER; Dissent by Judge WARDLAW.

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant John Roe,1 while a San Diego police officer, videotaped him*1110self stripping off a generic police officer’s uniform and engaging in acts of masturbation. He offered these home-made videos for sale on the adults-only section of the popular online auction site eBay, using a fictitious name and a Northern California address. Although the videos did not reveal his connection with the San Diego Police Department (the “Department”), Roe was unmasked when one of his supervisors discovered the videos online and…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. City of San Diego v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Annette Thomas v. City of Beaverton Linda Adlard Sandra MillerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  3. Alpha Energy Savers, Inc., an Oregon Corporation Robert Obrist v. Diane Hansen Multnomah County Judy SwendsenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. Spiegla v. HullCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  5. Richard Ceballos v. Gil Garcetti Frank Sundstedt Carol Najera County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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