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SANDOVAL v. LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPT.

No. 12-15654.

756 F.3d 1154 (2014)

Jesus Rodriguez SANDOVAL; Adriana Rodriguez, individually and as Guardian Ad Litem for Kenya Rodriguez, a Minor; Henry Brian Rodriguez; Martha Leal, as Guardian Ad Litem for Jordhy Leal, a Minor; Monica Moreno, as Guardian Ad Litem for David Madueno, a Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT; Clark County, Nevada; Jay R. Roberts, Sgt.; Michael Dunn, Officer; Christopher G. Kohntopp, Officer; Justin Byers, Officer; Troy Givens, Officer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 1, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Brent Bryson (argued), Ales & Bryson, Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Craig R. Anderson (argued) and Joshua L. Benson , Marquis Aurbach Coffing , Las Vegas, NV, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: SIDNEY R. THOMAS and M. MARGARET McKEOWN, Circuit Judges, and VIRGINIA M. KENDALL, District Judge.

OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of the events of October 24, 2009, when the Las Vegas police, on the lookout for two white males, mistook a teenaged boy and his friends, all Hispanic, for intruders in the boy's own home. In the course of the afternoon, police pointed guns at the boys, entered the home without a warrant, handcuffed and detained the boys and others, and shot and killed the family dog. The family ("the Sandovals"

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