In Rios v. City of Azusa, published August 20, 2026, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal for lack of jurisdiction. A man acting erratically was subjected to a use of force by police that left him in a vegitative state. He and his children sued individual police officers and their agencies asserting…
In Meinhardt v. City of Sunnyvale, published July 29, 2024, the California Supreme Court reversed the judgment of a lower court of appeal dismissing an appeal as untimely. The petitioner police officer challenged his suspension by petitioning the trial court for a writ of administrative mandamus. After briefing and a hearing, the trial court entered an…
In Dupree v. Younger, published May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court reversed a circuit court decision dismissing an appeal. The plaintiff alleged that while he was being held as a pretrial detainee, three corrections officers assaulted him. He sued them in federal court under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for allegedly using excessive force in…