California Court of Appeal

Judgment of dismissal in favor of defendant county is affirmed where county sheriff was carrying out a law enforcement function in setting policies pertaining to the placement of inmates at the county jail and therefore was acting as a state official immune from liability under 42 U.S.C. section 1983.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/11/2006
• Published 07/11/2006

Judges

• DOI TODD, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Barry S. Zelner, Barry S. Zelner, and Charles Fonarow, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Jennifer A.D. Lehman, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent.