United States Ninth Circuit

Police officers cannot be held liable under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, for an allegedly unlawful search, resulting in the destruction of personal property, when there is no direct evidence of their individual participation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/05/2002
• Decided 07/24/2002
• Published 07/24/2002

Judges

• Before O'SCANNLAIN and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges, and REED, Jr., District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen Yagman,Yagman & Yagman & Reichmann, Venice, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Janet G. Bogigian, City Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.