Patterson v. City of Yuba, No. 16-16001 (9th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseThe Ninth Circuit certified the following question of criminal law to the California Supreme Court: Does a finding of probable cause at a preliminary hearing preclude a false arrest claim? The panel panel withdrew the case from submission and stayed further proceedings pending final action by the state court.
Court Description: Civil Rights. The panel certified the following question to the California Supreme Court: Does a finding of probable cause at a preliminary hearing preclude a false arrest claim? The panel withdrew the case from submission and stayed further proceedings pending final action by the California Supreme Court.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on September 18, 2018.
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