U.S. Supreme Court
May 2, 2012
SoCal sheriffs strike out at high court
Two of Southern California's most widely recognized sheriffs went zero-for-two at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, denying petitions that challenge decisions by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Two of Southern California's most widely recognized sheriffs went zero-for-two at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.
The court declined to take up a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision, allowing a beaten and stabbed prisoner's civil lawsuit to proceed against Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca. Baca v. Starr, 11-834.
The justices also turned aside an appe...
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