BRASS v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 01-57249.

328 F.3d 1192 (2003)

Roger BRASS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, erroneously sued as Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; Rick Thurlo, individually and as a peace officer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 15, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Beck, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

David J. Wilson, Los Angeles, CA; Denise M. Walter, Julie Fleming, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: FRIEDMAN, KOZINSKI, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

The appellant Roger Brass challenges the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the County of Los Angeles ("County") on his complaint that the County violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by continuing his incarceration for 39 hours after a state trial judge had ordered him released. We affirm.

I

A. The relevant facts are undisputed. County Sheriff Deputy Thurlo was seeking to arrest James...

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