Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
Aug. 22, 2022
US courts no venue for officers’ termination lawsuit, circuit says
“This is a case arising under state law that properly belongs in the state courts,” Senior 9th Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace wrote for the 2-1 majority.
A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday reversed U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick’s decision to reject a lawsuit by five fired Oakland Police Department officers, concluding federal courts don’t have subject matter jurisdiction.
The 2-1 ruling sends the officers’ lawsuit back to state court, reviving their case.
“This is a case arising under state law that properly belongs in the state ...
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