Dale Conner v. City Of Santa Ana

897 F.2d 1487 58 USLW 2554 Dale CONNER; Linda Conner, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. CITY OF SANTA ANA; Robert C. Bobb; Edward J. Cooper; Raymond C. Davis; C.R. Miller, et al., Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. Nos. 87-6683, 88-5510 to 88-5512 and 88-5536. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 2, 1989. Decided March 1, 1990. William A. Snyder, Mission Viejo, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants/cross-appellees. Gayle K. Tonon, Kinkle, Rodiger & Spriggs, Santa Ana, Cal., and Brian M. Brown, Tustin, Cal., for defendants-appellees/cross-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before POOLE, BEEZER and TROTT, Circuit Judges. BEEZER, Circuit Judge: 1 These consolidated appeals stem from the City of Santa Ana's removal of automobiles from the Conners' private property after the Santa Ana City Council determined that the automobiles constituted a public nuisance. The parties appeal and cross-appeal from the judgment, grants of summary judgment, the granting of permanent injunctive relief, and from the award of attorneys fees. We affirm in part and reverse in part. 2 City of Santa Ana…