Katia JULIAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MISSION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL et al., Defendants and Respondents.
Synopsis
Background: Teacher brought action against school district, district's police department, five individual police officers, a hospital, its owner, and the physician who treated teacher after the officers transported her to the hospital, alleging violations of the Lanterman-PetrisShort (LPS) Act, section 1983, and the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act. The Superior Court, Los Angeles County, No. LC100529, Frank J. Johnson, J., sustained demurrers without leave to amend. Teacher appealed.
Holdings: The Court of Appeal, Segal, J., held that: [1] there was no private right of action for the alleged violations of the LPS Act; [2] police sergeant had probable cause to detain teacher under Fourth Amendment; [3] district and police department were immune from liability for any violation of the state constitution's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures;