Humphries v. County of Los Angeles
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
554 F.3d 1170 (2008)
- Written by Rich Walter, JD
Facts
Craig and Wendy Humphries (plaintiffs) needed agency approvals to obtain certain benefits and to advance Mrs. Humphries’s career as a special-education teacher. The approvals were dependent on the couple’s ability to pass various background checks. When the couple’s rebellious teenage daughter accused them of having abused her, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) arrested the couple and had them registered in California’s Child Abuse Index (CACI). The CACI registration effectively doomed the couple’s chances of ever passing their background checks. Two courts found that the daughter’s accusation was patently false. Nevertheless, the LAPD refused the couple’s request to have their names removed from the CACI. The couple sued Los Angeles County (county) (defendant), to which the LAPD was accountable, for depriving them of procedural due process. After a federal district court granted summary judgment for the county, the couple appealed to the Ninth Circuit.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Bybee, J.)
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