Los Angeles County

Dec 03, 2010 Timothy T. Coates Constitutional Law, Government Liability

Los Angeles County v. Humphries (2010) 562 U.S. 29

No declaratory or injunctive relief available in civil rights action against municipality under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 absent wrongful policy, custom or practice approved or knowingly tolerated by local public entity policymakers.

Jan 15, 2009 Constitutional Law, Government Liability

Humphries v. Los Angeles County (9th Cir. 2009) 554 F.3d 1170

Due process claim based on list of suspected child abusers maintained by California Department of Justice

Sep 29, 2005 Administrative Law, Labor & Employment/Agency

Rivas-Smith v. Los Angeles County (Sept. 29, 2005, B174456) 2005 WL 2387464 [nonpublished opinion]

Failure to pursue administrative review of an adverse civil service commission determination as grounds to bar employee wrongful terminations action

Nov 25, 2003 Timothy T. Coates Government Liability, Tort Litigation

Nelson v. County of Los Angeles (2003) 113 Cal.App.4th 783

Court reversed parents’ wrongful death judgment because of their lack of contact with their adult decedent child and they private attorney general fee award because of their personal stake in the case

Jan 15, 1985 Civil Procedure, Tort Litigation

Aguilar v. Los Angeles County (9th Cir. 1985) 751 F.2d 1089

Injured child was an indispensable party whose joinder destroyed diversity

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