United States Ninth Circuit

A plaintiff who is unable to obtain a civil rights attorney because of a city's lump sum settlement policy, under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, was found to have standing to challenge the policy.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/15/2001
• Decided 02/04/2002
• Published 02/04/2002

Judges

• FISHER, Circuit Judge:, Before: BOOCHEVER, FERNANDEZ and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael R. Mitchell, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan H. Geller, Senior Deputy County Counsel, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.