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US Court of Appeals Finds for Defendant District Attorney in Autopsy Photo Leak

Loaded on April 15, 2013

Filed under: Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity. Location: California.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed in May 2012 the decision of the USDC SD California, dismissing the §1983 claim against and granting qualified immunity to a retired deputy district attorney in a case involving the release of a child’s autopsy photo to the media. ...

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