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· 8/5/1982

William A. Goichman, on Behalf of Himself and a Class of All Persons Similarly Situated v. Rheuban Motors, Inc.

Citations

  • 682 F.2d 1320

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing “the government’s interest in efficient and inexpensive towage of illegally parked automobiles”
  • recognizing “the government’s interest in efficient and inexpensive towage of illegally parked automo- biles”
  • referring to the question of “whether the actions of the towing company, a private entity, were ‘under color of state law’ for purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 1983” as a “legal question[]”
  • tow-truck operator who towed a vehicle “at the direction of a Los Angeles law enforcement officer” was a state actor
  • tow-truck operator who towed a vehicle “at the direction of a Los Angeles law enforcement officer” was a state actor
  • “government’s interest in efficient and inexpensive towage of illegally parked automobiles is sufficient to outweigh the private interest in return-on-demand”

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Judges: Alar-Con, Hug, Wallace

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