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BALISTRERI v. PACIFICA POLICE DEPT.

No. 87-1969.

855 F.2d 1421 (1988)

Jena BALISTRERI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PACIFICA POLICE DEPARTMENT; Al Olsen, Police Chief, individually and as a police agent, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 23, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jena Balistreri, Pacifica, Cal., pro se.

Todd A. Roberts, Mark Bonino, Ropers, Majeski, Kohn, Bentley, Wagner & Kane, Redwood City, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before SCHROEDER and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and WATERS, District Judge.

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Jena Balistreri appeals, pro se, the district court's dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim. The district court's decision is published at 656 F.Supp. 423. We reverse.

FACTS

Balistreri's complaint, prepared by an attorney, alleges the following facts.

On February 13, 1982, Balistreri was severely...

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