MENDEZ v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Nos. 13-56686, 13-57072.

815 F.3d 1178 (2016)

Angel MENDEZ; Jennifer Lynn Garcia, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; County of Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Defendants, and Christopher Conley, Deputy; Jennifer Pederson, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 2, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Hurrell , Melinda Cantrall (argued), Hurrell Cantrall LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

David Drexler , Sherman Oaks, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Before: RONALD M. GOULD and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges, and GEORGE CARAM STEEH III, Senior District Judge.


OPINION

While participating in a warrantless raid of a house, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies Christopher Conley and Jennifer Pederson entered the backyard, opened the door to a wooden shack, and shot Angel and Jennifer Mendez, a homeless couple who resided in the shack. After a bench trial, the district...

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