FORRESTER v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO

No. 92-55137.

25 F.3d 804 (1994)

Michael G. FORRESTER; Michaelene Ann Jenkins; Donna E. Niehouse; Dena A. Niehouse; Nancy H. Scofield; Harold E. Scofield, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO, a municipal corporation; Donald Fashing; D. Hannan, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd Edward Tooks, San Diego, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Francis M. Devaney, Deputy City Atty., San Diego, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: GIBSON, HALL, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.


CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

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