United States Ninth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising from the faulty imprisonment of now-exonerated plaintiff for almost fourteen years, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) there was insufficient evidence that defendants acted in bad faith or without probable cause in apprehending plaintiff; and 2) no municipal liability could exist where no underlying constitutional violation occurred. (Superseding opinion)

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/14/2008
• Decided 10/20/2009
• Published 10/20/2009

Judges

• Before:  STEPHEN S. TROTT, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, and CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark E. Overland, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael M. Mullins and Nowland C. Hong (argued), Akerman Senterfitt LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.