USHER v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 86-6328.

828 F.2d 556 (1987)

Sterling USHER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Richard A. Gonzales, Michael E. Melton, Jose E. Ramirez, Joe Rios, and Robert L. Vann, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shirley A. Ostrow, Los Alamitos, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard M. Melgeson, Asst. City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before ANDERSON, SKOPIL and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.


REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Sterling Usher brought suit against the City of Los Angeles and five police officers for violation of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), and for conspiracy to violate his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(2) and (3) (1982). Usher's suit arises from the events surrounding an arrest that occurred one year and nineteen days prior to the filing of his complaint. Between the time...

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