Smith v. City of Fontana

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1987-01-06

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NORRIS, Circuit Judge: Plaintiffs filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) and other provisions of the Civil Rights Act. The district court dismissed their complaint for failure to state a claim on the ground that relief under section 1983 was barred by Parratt v. Taylor, <a href="/opinion/110478/parratt-v-taylor/" a…

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