Galen v. County of Los Angeles.

• Position: Violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

EXCESSIVE BAIL

Galen v. County of Los Angeles, 322 F.Supp.2d 1045 (C.D.Cal. 2004). A detainee arrested for domestic violence brought a [section] 1983 Eighth Amendment action alleging that bail of $1 million was excessive. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The court held that bail of $1 million, enhanced from the $50,000 bail listed in the county's felony bail schedule, was not excessive. The court noted that the alleged victim had both older and more recent injuries, including a...