Action by decedent’s family against county for failure to preserve body
Extent of County Coroner’s duty to family members in handling deceased’s remains
A prisoner filed a section 1983 action, pro se, against the County of Los Angeles, alleging he was denied a lower bunk even though he had medical authorization for one. The memorandum opinion holds that the district court: (1) properly granted summary judgment on plaintiff’s
Civil rights action arising from search of residence pursuant to search warrant
Admissibility of evidence concerning a plaintiff’s post-incident conduct and past personnel complaints against arresting officer
Sufficiency of evidence to establish probable cause for search warrant in civil rights case
Statute of limitations of Government Code section 945.6 applies to a minor’s action against a public entity for injuries resulting from childhood sexual abuse
Appropriateness of trial court’s denial of trial continuance where a party’s attorney is engaged in another trial
Photo from criminal investigation admitted during civil proceeding covered by anti-SLAPP statute; litigation privilege
Probability of success – litigation privilege regarding press leak of internal investigation
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