Myron S. GRITCHEN, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Gordon W. COLLIER, Defendant-Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted May 7, 2001.
Filed June 13, 2001.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Larry J. Roberts, Law Offices of James E. Trott, Fountain Valley, California, for the defendant-appellant.
Daniel P. Tokaji, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, and Alan L. Schlosser, ACLU Foundation of Northern California, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.
Anthony M. Santana, Sacramento, California, for amicus curiae California Association of Highway Patrolmen, and Enrique Hernandez, Los Angeles, California, for amicus Los Angeles Police Protective League.
Daniel S. Murphy, Principal Deputy, Long Beach, California, for amicus curiae City of Long Beach.
Stephen M. Fiegel, Sacramento, California, for amicus curiae Kenneth Stanley.
Mary Frances Prevost, San Diego, California, for amici curiae California Anti-Slapp Project, et al.
Paul L. Hoffman, Schonbrun Desimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman LLP, Venice, California, and Douglas E. Mirell, and Joseph Geisman, Los Angeles, California, for amici curiae Individual Civil Rights Attorneys.
Marci Fukuroda, California Women's Law Center, Los Angeles, California, for amicus curiae California Women's Law Center.
Before: PAMELA ANN RYMER, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted May 7, 2001 — Pasadena, California.
RYMER, Circuit Judge:
Myron S. Gritchen filed a complaint with the Long Beach Police Department about the conduct of Gordon W. Collier, a Long Beach police officer who stopped Gritchen for speeding. Collier took umbrage and threatened to sue Gritchen for defamation. Most complaints about public officials are privileged in California, but state law allows peace officers to bring an action for defamation...
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