Appellate Practice
Apr. 20, 2002
Officers Triumph in Search Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - Someone in a group of police officers damaged Betty Jones' house during a gang-related search in April 1995. Yet without evidence linking an individual officer to a specific action, none of the officers can be held personally liable for conducting an "unreasonable search," the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Jones v. Williams , 2002 DJDAR 4241 (9th Cir. April 18, 2002).
Yet without evidence linking an individual officer to a specific action, none of the officers can be held personally liable for conducting an "unreasonable search," th...
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