United States Ninth Circuit
STREIT v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 99-55897
Under 42 USC 1983, sheriff's department is not an "arm of the state" but is rather a county entity and thus is not entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity.
Appellate Information
- Argued 02/10/2000
- Decided 01/12/2001
- Published 01/12/2001
Judges
- WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:, Before: PREGERSON, FERGUSON, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- David D. Lawrence,Scott D. MacLatchie, and Chandra Gehri Spencer, Franscell, Strickland, Roberts, & Lawrence, Pasadena, California, for the defendants-appellants., John Burton, Law Offices of John Burton, Pasadena, California; Robert C. Moest, Santa Monica, California, Barrett S. Litt, Litt & Associates, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiffs-appellees.