Robert E. Thompson v. City of Los Angeles, and County of Los Angeles, University of California at Los Angeles

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885 F.2d 1439·1989 WL 106314·1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 13883

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 18, 198988-5943California5,420 words

Opinion

Ferguson, J.

Plaintiff-Appellant Robert E. Thompson appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his civil rights action as to defendant Board of Regents of the University of California and the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the County of Los Angeles. Thompson’s complaint alleged he was not promptly arraigned after his warrantless arrest in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, and that prior to his unconditional release from jail more than five days after his arrest, he was subjected to unconstitutional prison procedures and conditions in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights and due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I.

On the evening of Thursday, July 18, 1985, a UCLA police officer observed an automobile with out-of-date registration tags parked at an expired parking meter. A check of the vehicle’s license plate through the police communication system revealed that the automobile had been reported stolen. At about 8:40 p.m., Thompson entered the vehicle. As he began to drive away, he was immediately stopped by UCLA police officers and arrested for grand theft auto. While in the custody of the UCLA…

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Parties

Robert E. THOMPSON-
Plaintiff
CITY OF LOS ANGELES, and County of Los Angeles, University of California at Los Angeles-
Defendant

Judges

Farris
Ferguson
Beezer

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