GMSR has long represented public entities throughout California. As a result, GMSR’s appellate lawyers are intimately familiar with the issues that these entities regularly confront, including federal civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, tort liability and immunity, land use, eminent domain, labor and employment, and education law. GMSR’s experience includes significant victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, numerous appeals, and regular consultations on trial court law-and-motion matters. GMSR partner Tim Coates also co-authored a chapter on federal civil rights liability in the CEB publication California Government Tort Liability Practice (4th ed. 2004).
Perryman v. County of Los Angeles (2007) 153 Cal.App.4th 1189
Extent of County Coroner’s duty to family members in handling deceased’s remains
Haran v. City of Riverside (9th Cir. 2007) 216 Fed.Appx. 623
GMSR persuaded the Ninth Circuit to affirm judgment for the City of Riverside in a civil rights action arising from the use of force by a Riverside police officer. The court agreed that the plaintiff’s counsel waived any challenge to the trial court’s rulings on
Herzlich v. Los Angeles County Metropolitian Transp. Authority (Dec. 11, 2006, B184926) 2006 WL 3579295 [nonpublished opinion]
MTA not liable for injury caused by third party
Williams v. County of Los Angeles (9th Cir. 2006) 205 Fed.Appx. 593
A prisoner filed a section 1983 action, pro se, against the County of Los Angeles, alleging he was denied a lower bunk even though he had medical authorization for one. The memorandum opinion holds that the district court: (1) properly granted summary judgment on plaintiff’s
Fu v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transp. Authority (Nov. 2, 2006, B184012) 2006 WL 3096040 [nonpublished opinion]
GMSR secured a complete reversal here. The jury awarded the plaintiff $1,678,000 in damages, $57,961 in costs and $275,865 in attorney fees in this age discrimination lawsuit against the MTA. The Court of Appeal reversed the judgment for wrongful termination and failure to rehire under
Macias v. County of Los Angeles (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 313
Civil rights action arising from search of residence pursuant to search warrant
Burrus v. City of Los Angeles (9th Cir. 2006) 197 Fed.Appx. 665
In a memorandum decision, the Court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s pro se complaint against the County of Los Angeles and one of its jail physicians for negligence and medical malpractice. Resting on an argument made in GMSR’s appellees’ brief, the opinion
Santana v. County of Los Angeles (Mar. 23, 2006, B176525) 2006 WL 727709 [nonpublished opinion]
Admissibility of evidence concerning a plaintiff’s post-incident conduct and past personnel complaints against arresting officer
Importante v. County of Los Angeles (9th Cir. 2006) 162 Fed.Appx. 740
Sufficiency of evidence to establish probable cause for search warrant in civil rights case
County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 1263
Statute of limitations of Government Code section 945.6 applies to a minor’s action against a public entity for injuries resulting from childhood sexual abuse
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