Legal Opinion
Sterling Usher v. City of Los Angeles, Richard A. Gonzales, Michael E. Melton, Jose E. Ramirez, Joe Rios, and Robert L. Vann
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1987No. 86-6328PublishedCited by 1,067 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Sterling Usher brought suit against the City of Los Angeles and five police officers for violation of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), and for conspiracy to violate his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(2) and (3) (1982). Usher’s suit arises from the events surrounding an arrest that occurred one year and nineteen days prior to the filing of his complaint. Between the time of the arrest and the complaint, the Supreme Court decided Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261, 105 S.Ct. 1938, 85 L.Ed.2d 254 (1985), which had the effect of shortening the statute of…
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