Legal Opinion
Streit v. County of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 12, 2001No. Nos. 99-55897, 99-56041, 99-56310, 99-55898, 99-56042, 99-56766, 99-55899, 99-56233PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARD LAW, Circuit Judge:
Does the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department (the “LASD”) in adopting and administering its policy of requiring that a records check, including review of all wants and holds received on a prisoner’s release date, act on behalf of the state of California or on behalf of the County of Los Angeles (the “County”)? The answer to this question determines whether the County may be subject to liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Monell v. New York City Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 694, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). Because we conclude that the LASD, when…
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