Williams v. United States

405 F.2d 951 Jewell James WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Frank Gibson, Henry A. Boney, Robert C. Dent, De Graff Austin, Robert C. Cozens, as members of the Board of Supervisors of San Diego County, State of California; Joseph C. O'Connor, Sheriff of San Diego County, State of California; County of San Diego, Appellees. No. 22043. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. January 14, 1969. Jack A. Dahlstrum (argued), of Dahlstrum, Walton & Butts, Hollywood, Cal., for appellant. Laurence Pillsbury (argued), of McInnis, Focht & Fitzgerald, San Diego, Cal., for appellees. Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., John C. Eldridge, Robert V. Zener, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Edwin L. Miller, U. S. Atty., Bertram McLees, Jr., County Counsel of San Diego County, Lloyd M. Harmon, Jr., Deputy County Counsel, San Diego, Cal., amicus curiae for appellees. Before BARNES and ELY, Circuit Judges, and FERGUSON, * District Judge. BARNES, Circuit Judge: 1 On May 16, 1966, appellant, Jewell James Williams, filed a "First Amended Complaint" against the United States of America, five named individuals — as members of the Board of Supervisors of San Diego…