Legal Opinion
Torres v. City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2008No. 06-55817PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
In 2004, plaintiff Raymond Torres, who was then 16 years old, was arrested, without a warrant, on charges of murder and attempted murder. After 162 days of incarceration, Torres was released when the district attorney dismissed the charges against him. Following his release, Torres and his mother (“Plaintiffs”) brought a civil rights action against the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”), and four LAPD detectives (“Defendants”), seeking damages under both federal and state law. After granting summary judgment to the City of Los…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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