CITY WILL TAKE CASE TO SUPREME COURT.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer The city will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. ruling that police officers can be sued in connection with a search. Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling by its three-member panel, agreeing that more than a dozen Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. police officers were not entitled to immunity from a lawsuit brought in connection with the 1998 search of a Patricia Avenue home. Simi Valley will petition the Supreme Court within 90 days of the Jan. 14 appellate court ruling, City Attorney David Hirsch said. ``We believe the officers didn't do anything wrong,'' he said. ``They were engaged in a high-risk search, and we believe they acted appropriately.'' Police investigating a drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang in February 1998 broke down Iris Mena's door, handcuffed her in bed, detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: her for several hours, and called the Immigration and Naturalization Service Noun 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States INS to question her about her immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. status. Mena's lengthy detention was inappropriate because police should have known that she had committed no crime and that the shooting suspect had no access to her padlocked room, the 9th Circuit Court ruled. In 2001, a federal jury awarded $60,000 to Mena, who was 18 at the time of the search. ``I think it's a waste of the taxpayers' money,'' Mena's attorney, James Muller, said of the Supreme Court petition. ``It's an example of being unwilling to admit they made a mistake.'' Andrea Cavanaugh, (805) 583-7602 andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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