(DOWNLOAD) "Alaska Airlines Inc. v. United Airlines Inc." by United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Alaska Airlines Inc. v. United Airlines Inc.
Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Release Date : January 29, 1991
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 79 KB

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John Crumpton, IV, a six-year-old child, brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates and several former police chiefs, current and former members of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, various known and unknown Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers, Mayor Bradley, and the City of Los Angeles. Crumpton alleges that the killing of his father by an alleged LAPD "death squad" violated his own constitutional rights. The district court granted defendants motion for summary judgment on the ground that, because Crumpton was a fetus at the time his father was killed, he was not a "person" within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and, therefore, was unable to bring the civil rights claim. We reverse and remand.