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CITY OF LONG BEACH v. BOZEK

Docket No. L.A. 31448.

31 Cal.3d 527 (1982)

645 P.2d 137

183 Cal. Rptr. 86

CITY OF LONG BEACH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. RICHARD BOZEK, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

June 1, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Robert W. Parkin, City Attorney, Robert E. Shannon, Senior Deputy City Attorney, and Thomas A. Vyse, Deputy City Attorney, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

William H. Sortor and Carroll, Burdick & McDonough as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Philip A. Zywiciel for Defendant and Respondent.

Ronald R. Talmo, Fred C. Okrand, Leonard Sacks, Robert E. Cartwright, William M. Shernoff, Sanford Gage, Victoria De Goff, Glen T. Bashore, Harvey R. Levine, Edward I. Pollock, Stephen I. Zetterberg, Arne Werchick, Ian Herzog and Wylie Aitken as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

MOSK, J.

The sole issue is whether a city may maintain a malicious prosecution action against an individual who unsuccessfully sued the city for false imprisonment and related torts arising out of alleged police misconduct.1 (1a) We believe that existing remedies are adequate to protect the interests of municipalities in obtaining compensation...

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