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PERKINS v. CITY OF WEST COVINA

No. 94-56365.

113 F.3d 1004 (1997)

Lawrence PERKINS; Clara Perkins; April Perkins, a minor, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, Lawrence Perkins, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF WEST COVINA; Detective Ferrari; Detective Melnyk, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Withdrawn April 30, 1996.

Resubmitted September 30, 1996.

Decided May 9, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick S. Smith, Klass, Helman & Ross, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiffs-appellants.

S. Frank Harrell, Franscell, Strickland, Roberts & Lawrence, Santa Ana, California, for defendants-appellees.

Before: CANBY, BOOCHEVER, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

Lawrence, Clara, and April Perkins appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against the city of West Covina, and the court's grant of qualified immunity to individual police officers. City detectives searched Perkins' home in connection with a murder investigation involving a former boarder. Perkins had difficulty securing the recovery of his property seized during the search, including cash...

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