United States Ninth Circuit

Allegations that law enforcement officers investigating a child sex abuse case used interviewing techniques that are in some ways improper or not in compliance with state law may not serve as the basis for a claim under 42 USC 1983.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/20/2001
• Decided 09/05/2001
• Published 09/05/2001

Judges

• Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, and PREGERSON, O'SCANNLAIN, FERNANDEZ, T.G. NELSON, KLEINFELD, TASHIMA, THOMAS, WARDLAW, PAEZ, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven C. Lacy, East Wenatchee, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeff Freimund, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, Washington, for the defendants-appellees.