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County of Los Angeles v. Mendez, No. 16-369 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1539) (May 30, 2017) (Justice Alito)

Loaded on May 29, 2017 published in Punch and Jurists May 29, 2017
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.

In this decision the Supreme Court vacated a $4 million judgment against two deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department that was awarded to the Plaintiffs/Respondents Angel Mendez and Jennifer Garcia at the conclusion of a trial in a civil rights action for damages under 42 U.S.C. § …

 

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