LONGORIA v. PINAL COUNTY

No. 16-15606.

873 F.3d 699 (2017)

Christian LONGORIA, a single man, on behalf of himself as son of decedent Manuel O. Longoria, on behalf of all statutory beneficiaries of decedent Manuel O. Longoria; Joshua R. Wallace, as the personal representative of the Estate of Manuel O. Longoria; Manuel Longoria, Jr., a single man; Lynnette Longoria, a single woman; P.C.L., a minor, T.A.L., a minor; K.R.L., a minor; Sanisya Lott, a single woman; T.L., a minor; and A.L., a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PINAL COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Arizona; Paul R. Babeu, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona; and Heath Rankin, in his individual capacity as a Deputy Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 10, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel B. Robbins (argued), Robbins & Curtin PLLC, Phoenix, Arizona; Joseph M. Leal III , Cole & Leal, Casa Grande, Arizona; Darius Bursh , McCain & Bursh PLC, Scottsdale, Arizona; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Nicholas D. Acedo (argued) and Kathleen L. Wieneke , Struck Wieneke & Love P.L.C., Chandler, Arizona, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: Stephen Reinhardt and Alex Kozinski, Circuit Judges, and Terrence Berg, District Judge.


OPINION

Pinal County Deputy Sheriff Heath Rankin fired two shots into Manuel Longoria's back and killed him just as he was raising his hands above his head. Rankin's shots followed the use of non-lethal force by police officers from the City of Eloy who were charged with arresting Longoria.

When Longoria...

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