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EVANS v. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD

Docket No. F016745.

22 Cal.App.4th 321 (1994)

27 Cal. Rptr.2d 406

JOE EVANS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

February 8, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Michael J. Webb for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Lawrence M. Lunardini, City Attorney, John D. Closs, Assistant City Attorney, Allen M. Shaw and Walter H. Porr, Deputy City Attorneys, for Defendants and Appellants.

OPINION

BUCKLEY, J.

This case stems from the detention of plaintiff, Joe Evans, by defendants, City of Bakersfield (City) and Police Officer Joseph Bianco, which ultimately resulted in Evans's hospitalization for a broken neck. The City appeals from a verdict in favor of Evans for state tort causes of action and federal civil rights violations.

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