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2229 REVIEW DENIED In detaining prisoners, a sheriff acts as an agent of the state, so neither the sheriff nor the county that employs him/her can be liable under the federal Civil Rights Act for the sheriff's acts.CitationCOUNTY OF LA v SUPERIOR COURT (Sheriff) 68 CA4 1166 [See: 42 USC 1983; CA Const V, 13; GovC 12560, 26600, 26601, 26602 26605, 25303; Monell v NYC 436 US 658; McMillian v Monroe 520 US 781; Will v Michigan 491 US 58; Pitts v County 17 C4 340, T/AT 3/98] |
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