Angela Bernhardt v. County of Los Angeles Lloyd W. Pellman, Individually Lloyd W. Pellman, in His Official Capacity

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2002-02-04

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FISHER, Circuit Judge: Appellant Angela Bernhardt’s § 1983 lawsuit alleged that the County of Los Angeles settles civil rights actions only on 1670 a lump sum basis that includes all attorney fees, and that such a policy interferes with her implicit right under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 to obtain an attorney. The district court dismissed the suit sua…

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