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BERNHARDT v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY

No. 02-56412.

339 F.3d 920 (2003)

Angela BERNHARDT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY; Lloyd W. Pellman, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 5, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Mitchell, Woodland Hills, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Lauren M. Black, Deputy County Counsel, Los Angeles, California, for the defendants-appellees.

Before Robert Boochever, Stephen Reinhardt and Raymond C. Fisher, Circuit Judges.

Argued and Submitted June 20, 2003 — Pasadena, California.

OPINION

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

Angela Bernhardt has sued the County of Los Angeles and its County Counsel, claiming that the County has a policy of settling civil rights cases only for "a lump sum, including all attorney's fees" that violates both an implied federal right under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and the Supremacy Clause. In summary, Bernhardt contends the County's lump sum settlement...

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