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HERNANDEZ v. CITY OF EL MONTE

Nos. 95-56731, 95-56736.

138 F.3d 393 (1998)

Margot HERNANDEZ, and as Guardian ad Litem for minors Joana Hauri & Lizeth Simones; Elizabeth Carmona; Celia Gallardo; Anaberta Pule; Juan Damaso; Edith Navarette, and as Guardian ad Litem for Armando Gallardo; Gelacio Herrera; Armando Nmi Avila; Salvador Ayala; Alciviadez Ayala; Silvia Garduno; Angel Justo Palma, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF EL MONTE; Wayne Clayton, Chief of Police, City of El Monte, CA.; George Hopkins, Sgt.; Marci Smith, Sgt.; George Mendoza, Agent, Defendants-Appellees. Raul Duron GARZA; Margot Hernandez, and as Guardian ad Litem for minors Joana Hauri & Lizeth Simones; Elizabeth Carmona; Celia Gallardo; Anaberta Pule; Juan Damaso; Edith Navarette, and as Guardian ad Litem for Armando Gallardo; Gelacio Herrera; Armando Nmi Avila; Salvador Ayala; Alciviadez Ayala; Silvia Garduno; Angel Justo Palma, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF EL MONTE; Wayne Clayton, Chief of Police, City of El Monte, CA.; George Hopkins, Sgt.; Marci Smith, Sgt.; George Mendoza, Agent, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 3, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Neubauer, Thomas E. Beck & Associates, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ann M. Maurer, Franscell, Strickland, Roberts & Lawrence, Pasadena, California, for defendants-appellees.

Before: FLETCHER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges, and WEXLER, District Judge.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs appeal from the district court's dismissal of Hernandez v. City of El Monte ("Hernandez") for judge-shopping and lack of prosecution. The plaintiffs appeal from the district court's dismissal of Garza v. City of El Monte ("Garza") for judge-shopping and failure to timely file within the statute of limitations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse the dismissal of Hernandez...

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