Legal Opinion
Shoyoye v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 2012No. B223542PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SUZUKAWA, J.
INTRODUCTION
Defendant, the County of Los Angeles (County), appeals from a judgment after jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Adetokunbo Shoyoye arising out of Shoyoye’s wrongful detention in County jail. The County acknowledges that although its initial detention of Shoyoye was justified, it overdetained him by about 16 days as a result of unintentional clerical error. The County contends on appeal that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support a verdict in favor of Shoyoye pursuant to Civil Code section 52.1 (the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act).1 In this case…
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3Cited by101 opinions
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