FALLS v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. B096698.

42 Cal.App.4th 1031 (1996)

49 Cal. Rptr.2d 908

THOMAS FALLS et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; RICARDO SAMANIEGO et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Seven.

February 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

De Witt W. Clinton, County Counsel, S. Robert Ambrose, Assistant County Counsel, and Dennis M. Gonzalez, Principal Deputy County Counsel, Manning, Marder & Wolfe, Robert S. Wolfe and Josephine M. Chow for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Lang, Hanigan & Carvalho and Timothy R. Hanigan for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

WOODS (Fred), J.

Petitioners Dennis Ferris and Thomas Falls are Los Angeles County deputy district attorneys being sued for failing to warn or protect a witness to a drive-by gang murder. Eight months after testifying at the preliminary hearing and prior to trial, the witness was murdered. His parents, real parties in interest, sued petitioners and others; petitioners moved...

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