Legal Opinion

Pierce v. Multnomah County

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 14, 1996No. 93-35405PublishedCited by 98 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Pro se1 plaintiff Stephanie Pierce appeals an adverse judgment following a jury trial in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Plaintiff sued the City of Portland (“City”), Multnomah County (“County”), the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (“Tri-Met”), fare inspector Jackson, corrections officers Bowdle and Karcher, and police officer Duncan, alleging that the defendants violated her Eighth and Fourth Amendment rights and also violated federal and state law. She was detained for four hours for identification following a citation for boarding a train…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by98 opinions

  1. Gibson v. County of Washoe, NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  2. John Louis Lalonde v. County of Riverside, Robert Moquin, and Jason Horton, OpinionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  3. Joan C. Howard v. Everex Systems, Inc., Steven L.W. Hui Michael C.Y. Wong Wong's International (Holdings) Limited Gatcombe Corp. N.V.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  4. Mia Fontana v. D.E. HaskinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  5. Lolli v. County of OrangeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003

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