Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
May 31, 2018
9th Circuit affirms jury verdict for prisoners in LA jail brutality case
A federal jury correctly awarded nearly $1 million in damages to five Los Angeles county inmates who were beaten by sheriff's deputies in 2008, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
A federal jury correctly awarded nearly $1 million in damages to five Los Angeles County jail inmates who were beaten by sheriff's deputies during a 2008 riot, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the court rejected the county's concerns about the lengthy litigation, ruling that guards at the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail violated the inmates' Eighth and Fourt...
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