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SANDOVAL v. COUNTY OF SONOMA

No. 16-16122, No. 16-16131, No. 16-16132.

912 F.3d 509 (2018)

Rafael Mateos SANDOVAL; Simeon Avendano Ruiz, Individually and as Class Representatives, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. COUNTY OF SONOMA; Sonoma County Sheriff's Office; Steve Freitas, Defendants, and City of Santa Rosa; Santa Rosa Police Department; Tom Schwedhelm, Defendants-Appellants. Rafael Mateos Sandoval; Simeon Avendano Ruiz, Individually and as Class Representatives, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. County of Sonoma; Sonoma County Sheriff's Office; Steve Freitas, Defendants-Appellants, and City of Santa Rosa; Santa Rosa Police Department; Tom Schwedhelm, Defendants. Rafael Mateos Sandoval; Simeon Avendano Ruiz, Individually and as Class Representatives, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. County of Sonoma; Sonoma County Sheriff's Office; Steve Freitas; City of Santa Rosa; Santa Rosa Police Department; Tom Schwedhelm, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 21, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy T. Coates (argued) and Alison M. Turner , Greines Martin Stein & Richland LLP, Los Angeles, California; Robert L. Jackson , Assistant City Attorney, City Attorney's Office, Santa Rosa, California; for Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees City of Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa Police Department, and Tom Schwedhelm.

Anne L. Keck (argued), Keck Law Offices, Santa Rosa, California; Richard W. Osman , Bertrand Fox Elliott Osman & Wenzel, San Francisco, California; for Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees County of Sonoma, Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, and Steve Freitas.

Donald W. Cook (argued), Los Angeles, California; Alicia Roman , Law Office of Alicia Roman, Santa Rosa, California; for Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Morris G. Hill , Senior Deputy; Thomas E. Montgomery , County Counsel; Office of County Counsel, San Diego, California; for Amicus Curiae California State Association of Counties.

Concurrence by Judge Watford.

OPINION

California state law provides that a peace officer may impound a vehicle for 30 days if the vehicle's driver has never been issued a driver's license. Relying on this statute, local authorities in California impounded two vehicles because their drivers had...

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