United States Ninth Circuit

Because a county sheriff acts as the final policymaker for the county in establishing and implementing policies and procedures for safekeeping of inmates, actions of a California sheriff are attributable to the county as a "person" for purposes of a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/03/2001
• Decided 06/27/2002
• Published 06/27/2002

Judges

• Before FERGUSON, T.G. NELSON and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David J. Wilson (argued) and Julie Fleming, Manning & Marder, Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellant., Barry S. Zelner (argued) and Charles L. Fonarow, Zelner & Karpel, Beverly Hills, California, for the plaintiffs-appellees.