California Court of Appeal
FORBES v. COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO (A-L FIN. CORP.), E030207
No tort cause of action exists against a county or state, for intentional or negligent destruction of evidence (here court records relating to a prior action), and no claim for denial of a civil or constitutional right is stated under 42 U.S.C. section 1983.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/11/2002
- Published 08/12/2002
Judges
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Law Offices of Barbara B. Milliken and Barbara B. Milliken, Riverside, for Plaintiff and Appellant Verle V. Forbes., Lincoln D. Gardner, San Clemente, for Plaintiff and Appellant A-L Financial Corporation.
- For Appellees:
- Alan K. Marks, County Counsel, and Alan L. Green, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent County of San Bernardino., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, James M. Schiavenza, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Richard Rojo, Lead Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and D. L. Helfat, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendant and Respondent State of California.