MAROPULOS v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 07-55873.

560 F.3d 974 (2009)

Theodore MAROPULOS; Donna Maropulos; Danielle Jacobo; Nathan Maropulos; Elizabeth Maropulos; Aaron Maropulos; Katherine Maropulos; Shannon Maropulos; Thomas Maropulos, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; Lee Baca, Defendants, and Steve Lankford, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 24, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond W. Sakai, Lawrence Beach Allen & Choi, PC, Glendale, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

Dale K. Galipo, Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo, Woodland Hills, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, PAMELA ANN RYMER, and KIM MCLANE WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Lankford appeals the district court's order denying him qualified immunity on an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 brought by the Maropulos family for violation of their Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The Maropuloses claim that Lankford set fire to their home, then hindered rescue efforts by firefighters. Lankford argues that the Maropuloses failed to present sufficient evidence to create a triable issue...

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