United States Ninth Circuit

Allegations that criminal proceedings were initiated by city officials seeking to deprive incumbent-councilmember of his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were improperly dismissed; plaintiff properly alleged malicious conduct with the purpose of depriving him of his rights to free speech and equal protection.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/20/2004
• Published 05/20/2004

Judges

• REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:, Before:  REINHARDT, THOMPSON, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stanley W. Hodge, Victorville, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marguerite P. Battersby,Harry C. Carpelan, San Bernardino, CA, for the defendants-appellees.