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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Mar. 17, 2009

Cops Are Immune in Botched Raid

Two Los Angeles residents who shared a Rancho Palos Verdes home with relatives running a brothel have lost their bid to cash in on illegal search and seizure grounds following a police raid, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Two Los Angeles residents who shared a Rancho Palos Verdes home with relatives running a brothel have lost their bid to cash in on illegal search and seizure grounds following a police raid, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

Kim L. Johnson and Sun Min Lee sued in U.S. district court and won $80,000 in damages and $260,000 in attorneys' fees from the sheriff's sergeant who drafted the search warrant aut...

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