Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. City of Santa Ana
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1990No. Nos. 86-6386, 88-5827, 88-5855PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Chief Judge:
The City of Santa Ana appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of former city police officer Jesse J. Sanchez on his claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that the City violated his due process rights in removing his merit pay. The City also appeals the jury’s damage award of $400,-000 in lost wages and $500,000 for emotional distress.1 We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm the summary judgment and affirm in part and vacate in part the damage award.
The City of Santa Ana Police Department hired Sanchez in late 1975 pursuant to a program to recruit…
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