Legal Opinion
WMX Technologies, Inc. v. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1999No. 97-55336PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Chief Judge:
The Board of Supervisors of San Diego County, in order to evaluate plaintiffs’ application for permits to develop a landfill site, directed the district attorney to conduct an investigation of the applicant and to render a report to the Board. This case involves an action by the plaintiffs under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the district attorney in his official capacity, alleging that statements in the report were defamatory and deprived the plaintiffs of property and liberty without due process of law. Plaintiffs also assert that their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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