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Aug. 28, 2015

LA sheriff's deputies can be sued for failure to disclose evidence, 9th Circuit affirms

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies who are facing lawsuits by men who were wrongly imprisoned for decades are not entitled to qualified immunity, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Wednesday.


By L.J. Williamson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies who are facing lawsuits by men who
were wrongly imprisoned for decades are not entitled to qualified immunity, the 9th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Wednesday.


Plaintiffs Frank O'Connell and Francisco Carillo Jr. alleged that the deputies failed
to disclo...

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