Home/Case Law/Ninth Circuit/Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below v. Daryl Gates, William L. Williams Richard Alarcon Richard Alatorre Hal Bernson Marvin Braude Laura Chick John Ferraro Michael Feuer Ruth Galanter Jackie Goldberg Michael Hernandez Nate Holden Mark Ridleythomas Rudy Svornich Joel Wachs Rita Walters Herbert Boeckmann Raymond Fisher Deirdre Hill Art Mattox Edith Perez Gary Greenbaum Enrique Hernandez Mary Burwell-Cooper Janet G. Bogigian Ellen M. Fawls Michael K. Fox James K. Hahn Katherine J. Hamilton Richard M. Helgeson Thomas C. Hokinson Stuart D. Hotchkiss Annette Keller Lenore Lashley Honey A. Lewis Ward G. McConnell John T. Neville James H. Pearson Robert J. Pulone Phllip Shiner Phillip J. Sugar Flora Trostler Don W. Vincent, II G. Daniel Woodard Joseph Callian Brian Davis Joseph Freia Edward Guiza James Harris Richard Spelman James Tippings John Tortorici Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Gary Zerby Richard Zierenberg Tayo Popoola Jerry Brooks John D. White Dennis Conte Gregory Berg Randolph Mancini John Trundle Robert Rochhoft Daniel Koenig, Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below v. Daryl Gates, City of Los Angeles William L. Williams John Helms Joseph Callian Brian Davis Joseph Freia Edward Guiza James Harris Richard Spelman James Tippings John Tortorici Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Gary Zerby Richard Zierenberg Jerry Brooks John D. White Gregory Berg John Trundle Robert Rochhoft Daniel Koenig, Grover Smith v. Daryl Gates, Richard Alatorre Hal Bernson Laura Chick Michael Feuer Michael Hernandez Mark Ridley-Thomas Joel Wachs Rita Walters Raymond Fisher Art Mattox, Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Grover Smith G. Nicoletti D. Lyons Michael Smith v. Daryl Gates, William L. Williams John Helms Brian Davis Joseph Freia Richard Spelman Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Richard Zierenberg, Grover Smith Unknown, Fifty Unknown Named All in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Doe Alpha, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below Roe Beta, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below v. Daryl Gates, James K. Hahn Thomas C. Hokinson Annette Keller James H. Pearson Don W. Vincent, II G. Daniel Woodard, Grover Smith Unknown, 50 Unknown Named All in Their Individual Capacities and All in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Doe Alpha, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below Roe Beta, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below v. Daniel Koenig James Tippings James Toma Charlie Bennett Rodney Rodriguez Gary Holbrook John Fruge James Harris Robert Kraus James Kilgore Angela Dumler
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No. 770823
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below v. Daryl Gates, William L. Williams Richard Alarcon Richard Alatorre Hal Bernson Marvin Braude Laura Chick John Ferraro Michael Feuer Ruth Galanter Jackie Goldberg Michael Hernandez Nate Holden Mark Ridleythomas Rudy Svornich Joel Wachs Rita Walters Herbert Boeckmann Raymond Fisher Deirdre Hill Art Mattox Edith Perez Gary Greenbaum Enrique Hernandez Mary Burwell-Cooper Janet G. Bogigian Ellen M. Fawls Michael K. Fox James K. Hahn Katherine J. Hamilton Richard M. Helgeson Thomas C. Hokinson Stuart D. Hotchkiss Annette Keller Lenore Lashley Honey A. Lewis Ward G. McConnell John T. Neville James H. Pearson Robert J. Pulone Phllip Shiner Phillip J. Sugar Flora Trostler Don W. Vincent, II G. Daniel Woodard Joseph Callian Brian Davis Joseph Freia Edward Guiza James Harris Richard Spelman James Tippings John Tortorici Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Gary Zerby Richard Zierenberg Tayo Popoola Jerry Brooks John D. White Dennis Conte Gregory Berg Randolph Mancini John Trundle Robert Rochhoft Daniel Koenig, Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below v. Daryl Gates, City of Los Angeles William L. Williams John Helms Joseph Callian Brian Davis Joseph Freia Edward Guiza James Harris Richard Spelman James Tippings John Tortorici Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Gary Zerby Richard Zierenberg Jerry Brooks John D. White Gregory Berg John Trundle Robert Rochhoft Daniel Koenig, Grover Smith v. Daryl Gates, Richard Alatorre Hal Bernson Laura Chick Michael Feuer Michael Hernandez Mark Ridley-Thomas Joel Wachs Rita Walters Raymond Fisher Art Mattox, Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Grover Smith G. Nicoletti D. Lyons Michael Smith v. Daryl Gates, William L. Williams John Helms Brian Davis Joseph Freia Richard Spelman Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Richard Zierenberg, Grover Smith Unknown, Fifty Unknown Named All in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Doe Alpha, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below Roe Beta, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below v. Daryl Gates, James K. Hahn Thomas C. Hokinson Annette Keller James H. Pearson Don W. Vincent, II G. Daniel Woodard, Grover Smith Unknown, 50 Unknown Named All in Their Individual Capacities and All in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Doe Alpha, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below Roe Beta, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below v. Daniel Koenig James Tippings James Toma Charlie Bennett Rodney Rodriguez Gary Holbrook John Fruge James Harris Robert Kraus James Kilgore Angela Dumler
No. 770823 · Decided October 31, 2000
No. 770823·Ninth Circuit · 2000·
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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October 31, 2000
Citation
No. 770823
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Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below v. Daryl Gates, William L. Williams Richard Alarcon Richard Alatorre Hal Bernson Marvin Braude Laura Chick John Ferraro Michael Feuer Ruth Galanter Jackie Goldberg Michael Hernandez Nate Holden Mark Ridleythomas Rudy Svornich Joel Wachs Rita Walters Herbert Boeckmann Raymond Fisher Deirdre Hill Art Mattox Edith Perez Gary Greenbaum Enrique Hernandez Mary Burwell-Cooper Janet G. Bogigian Ellen M. Fawls Michael K. Fox James K. Hahn Katherine J. Hamilton Richard M. Helgeson Thomas C. Hokinson Stuart D. Hotchkiss Annette Keller Lenore Lashley Honey A. Lewis Ward G. McConnell John T. Neville James H. Pearson Robert J. Pulone Phllip Shiner Phillip J. Sugar Flora Trostler Don W. Vincent, II G. Daniel Woodard Joseph Callian Brian Davis Joseph Freia Edward Guiza James Harris Richard Spelman James Tippings John Tortorici Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Gary Zerby Richard Zierenberg Tayo Popoola Jerry Brooks John D. White Dennis Conte Gregory Berg Randolph Mancini John Trundle Robert Rochhoft Daniel Koenig, Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below v. Daryl Gates, City of Los Angeles William L. Williams John Helms Joseph Callian Brian Davis Joseph Freia Edward Guiza James Harris Richard Spelman James Tippings John Tortorici Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Gary Zerby Richard Zierenberg Jerry Brooks John D. White Gregory Berg John Trundle Robert Rochhoft Daniel Koenig, Grover Smith v. Daryl Gates, Richard Alatorre Hal Bernson Laura Chick Michael Feuer Michael Hernandez Mark Ridley-Thomas Joel Wachs Rita Walters Raymond Fisher Art Mattox, Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Grover Smith G. Nicoletti D. Lyons Michael Smith v. Daryl Gates, William L. Williams John Helms Brian Davis Joseph Freia Richard Spelman Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Richard Zierenberg, Grover Smith Unknown, Fifty Unknown Named All in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Doe Alpha, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below Roe Beta, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below v. Daryl Gates, James K. Hahn Thomas C. Hokinson Annette Keller James H. Pearson Don W. Vincent, II G. Daniel Woodard, Grover Smith Unknown, 50 Unknown Named All in Their Individual Capacities and All in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Doe Alpha, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below Roe Beta, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below v. Daniel Koenig James Tippings James Toma Charlie Bennett Rodney Rodriguez Gary Holbrook John Fruge James Harris Robert Kraus James Kilgore Angela Dumler is a decision of the Ninth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below v. Daryl Gates, William L. Williams Richard Alarcon Richard Alatorre Hal Bernson Marvin Braude Laura Chick John Ferraro Michael Feuer Ruth Galanter Jackie Goldberg Michael Hernandez Nate Holden Mark Ridleythomas Rudy Svornich Joel Wachs Rita Walters Herbert Boeckmann Raymond Fisher Deirdre Hill Art Mattox Edith Perez Gary Greenbaum Enrique Hernandez Mary Burwell-Cooper Janet G. Bogigian Ellen M. Fawls Michael K. Fox James K. Hahn Katherine J. Hamilton Richard M. Helgeson Thomas C. Hokinson Stuart D. Hotchkiss Annette Keller Lenore Lashley Honey A. Lewis Ward G. McConnell John T. Neville James H. Pearson Robert J. Pulone Phllip Shiner Phillip J. Sugar Flora Trostler Don W. Vincent, II G. Daniel Woodard Joseph Callian Brian Davis Joseph Freia Edward Guiza James Harris Richard Spelman James Tippings John Tortorici Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Gary Zerby Richard Zierenberg Tayo Popoola Jerry Brooks John D. White Dennis Conte Gregory Berg Randolph Mancini John Trundle Robert Rochhoft Daniel Koenig, Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below v. Daryl Gates, City of Los Angeles William L. Williams John Helms Joseph Callian Brian Davis Joseph Freia Edward Guiza James Harris Richard Spelman James Tippings John Tortorici Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Gary Zerby Richard Zierenberg Jerry Brooks John D. White Gregory Berg John Trundle Robert Rochhoft Daniel Koenig, Grover Smith v. Daryl Gates, Richard Alatorre Hal Bernson Laura Chick Michael Feuer Michael Hernandez Mark Ridley-Thomas Joel Wachs Rita Walters Raymond Fisher Art Mattox, Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, in His Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to His Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in His Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Herein Below Betty Soly, in Her Individual Capacity & as Successor in Interest to Her Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, & in Her Capacity as a Representative of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Grover Smith G. Nicoletti D. Lyons Michael Smith v. Daryl Gates, William L. Williams John Helms Brian Davis Joseph Freia Richard Spelman Lawrence Winston Phillip James Wixon Richard Zierenberg, Grover Smith Unknown, Fifty Unknown Named All in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Doe Alpha, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below Roe Beta, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below v. Daryl Gates, James K. Hahn Thomas C. Hokinson Annette Keller James H. Pearson Don W. Vincent, II G. Daniel Woodard, Grover Smith Unknown, 50 Unknown Named All in Their Individual Capacities and All in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Here in Below Doe Alpha, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below Roe Beta, in His/her Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Here in Below v. Daniel Koenig James Tippings James Toma Charlie Bennett Rodney Rodriguez Gary Holbrook John Fruge James Harris Robert Kraus James Kilgore Angela Dumler in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on October 31, 2000.
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