California Court of Appeal

In an action alleging civil rights violations, sustaining of demurrer of defendants police officers is reversed, where plaintiff designated fictitiously named defendants in a federal action, then filed a state-court action following the federal court's dismissal of the state law claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/28/2006
• Published 08/28/2006

Judges

• REARDON (THOMAS), J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Berehanu H. Challa, Menlo Park, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John A. Russo, City Attorney, Randolph W. Hall, Chief Deputy City Attorney, William E. Simmons, Supervising Trial Attorney, Arlene Rosen, Senior Deputy City Attorney, Kandis A. Westmore, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendants and Respondents.