Vernon Harris v. Maricopa County Superior Court
Opinion
Opinion
REINHARDT, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
VERNON HARRIS,
Plaintiff-Appellant, No. 09-15833 v. D.C. No. MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR 2:02-cv-00494-
COURT; ARIZONA SUPREME COURT; SMM
STATE OF ARIZONA, OPINION
Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Stephen M. McNamee, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted March 10, 2010—San Francisco, California
Filed January 20, 2011
Before: Procter Hug, Jr., Stephen Reinhardt and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Reinhardt; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Bybee
1085 1090 HARRIS v. MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
COUNSEL
Cheri L. McCracken, Phoenix, Arizona, for the plain- tiff-appellant. HARRIS v. MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1091 Katherine Baker and Diane Bornscheuer, Scottsdale, Arizona, for the defendants-appellees.
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
After he was forced out of his position as an Initial Appear- ance Hearing Officer for the Maricopa County Superior Court,…