Torts/Personal Injury,
Government,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 10, 2023
Ninth Circuit provides a new look at “state-created danger” doctrine
Federal circuits have come up with a variety of interpretations of the state-created danger doctrine, but the Ninth Circuit recently weighed in with its own reading of the doctrine. This latest interpretation, spelled out in Murguia v Langdon (No. 21-16709 D.C. No. 1:19-cv-00942- DAD-BAM), decided March 14, 2023, was prompted by a heart-rending case out of the Central Valley.
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Civil rights attorney V. James DeSimone has dedicated his 35-year law career to providing vigorous and ethical representation to achieve justice for those whose civil and constitutional rights are violated.
Shocking as it may sound, police officers can stand by while a person is beaten up or even killed by their mother, their best friend's mother or mother nature. Unless the unlucky victim happens to be in police custody at the time of the beating, nobody can sue the city, the state or the idle officers for mere passivity. The fact that they might have been able to prevent a bad outcome by taking affirmative steps to stop or mitigate the danger doesn't change the equatio...
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