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STEINLE v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

No. 17-16283.

919 F.3d 1154 (2019)

James STEINLE, individually and as heir to Kathryn Steinle, deceased; Elizabeth Sullivan, individually and as heir to Kathryn Steinle, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, a government entity; Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez; Ross Mirkarimi; United States of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 25, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alison E. Cordova (argued) and Frank M. Pitre , Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP, Burlingame, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Margaret W. Baumgartner (argued), Deputy City Attorney; Cheryl Adams , Chief Trial Deputy; Dennis J. Herrera , City Attorney; Office of the City Attorney, San Francisco, California; for Defendants-Appellees.

Concurrence by Judge Graber

OPINION

The facts of this case are undeniably tragic. Kathryn Steinle ("Steinle"), a 32-year-old woman, was shot and killed by Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an undocumented alien with a criminal record, after he was released from custody by the San Francisco Sheriff's Department. In this appeal, Steinle's parents...

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