Elder Law
Oct. 15, 2002
Court Denies Elderly Man Right to Sue L.A.
LOS ANGELES - An elderly man mistaken for a burglary suspect, forced from his car by police at gunpoint, then handcuffed and taken to a crime scene cannot sue the city of Los Angeles for violating his Fourth Amendment rights, a federal appeals court said Friday in a 2-1 vote.
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