Lpi Downtown Investors 1 Michael H. Lapidus v. Municipal Court of the County of Los Angeles James K. Hahn

51 F.3d 281 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. LPI DOWNTOWN INVESTORS 1; Michael H. Lapidus, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MUNICIPAL COURT OF the COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; James K. Hahn, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-56568. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 9, 1995. * Decided April 4, 1995. IN PART, REVERSED IN PART. Before: BROWNING, D.W. NELSON and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Michael Lapidus and LPI Downtown Investors 1, a California limited partnership, appeal the district court's dismissal of their Section 1983 action against the City of Los Angeles, its City Attorney and one of his Deputies, the Municipal Court of the County of Los Angeles, as well as various county and city building inspectors (the "Housing Task Force"). Plaintiffs claim they were retaliated against when defendants prepared biased inspection reports and improperly prosecuted them for building code violations. The complaint alleges causes of action for…