United States Ninth Circuit
PATEL v. CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 01-55280
A 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim for damages, arising from a city's enforcement of an unlawful tax imposed on hotel guests, may proceed in federal court to the extent it seeks damages accrued after a state court overturned the tax.
Appellate Information
- Argued 03/04/2002
- Decided 11/13/2002
- Published 11/13/2002
Judges
- JAMES R. BROWNING, Circuit Judge., Before: BROWNING, THOMAS and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Frank A. Weiser, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.
- For Appellees:
- James F. Penman, City Attorney, and Robert L. Simmons, Sr., Assistant City Attorney, San Bernardino, CA, for the defendant-appellee.