County of Los Angeles

Vasquez v. County of Los Angeles (Sept. 25, 2007, B192189) 2007 WL 2773847 [nonpublished opinion]

Action by decedent’s family against county for failure to preserve body

Jul 31, 2007 Government Liability
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

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

Macias v. County of Los Angeles (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 313

Civil rights action arising from search of residence pursuant to search warrant

Mar 23, 2006 Government Liability
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

Oliveros v. County of Los Angeles (2004) 120 Cal.App.4th 1389

Appropriateness of trial court’s denial of trial continuance where a party’s attorney is engaged in another trial

Vogel v. County of Los Angeles (Mar. 22, 2004, B164381) 2004 WL 551377 [nonpublished opinion]

Photo from criminal investigation admitted during civil proceeding covered by anti-SLAPP statute; litigation privilege

Dec 18, 2003 Anti-SLAPP Law
La Colectiva, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles (Dec. 18, 2003, B163430) 2003 WL 22969310 [nonpublished opinion]

Probability of success – litigation privilege regarding press leak of internal investigation

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