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SCAFIDI v. LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPT.

No. 18-16229.

966 F.3d 960 (2020)

Marino SCAFIDI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT, a political subdivision on behalf of State of Nevada; FCH1, LLC, dba Palms Casino Resort; Palms Place, LLC; University Medical Center; D. McGrath, Lt.; S. Comiskey, Sgt.; K. Pool, Det.; R. Beza, Det.; A. Christensen, Det.; K. Grammas, CSI; Jeri Dermanelian; FP Holdings, L.P., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 23, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk T. Kennedy (argued), Las Vegas, Nevada; Gary A. Modaferri , Las Vegas, Nevada; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Craig R. Anderson (argued) and Kathleen A. Wilde , Marquis Aurbach Coffing, Las Vegas, Nevada, for Defendants-Appellees Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Lieutenant McGrath, Sergeant Comiskey, Detectives Pool, Beza, and Christensen, and Crime Scene Analyst Grammas.

Stephen B. Vogel (argued) and Jamie S. Hendrickson , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Las Vegas, Nevada, for Defendant-Appellee Jeri Dermanelian.

No appearance for Defendants-Appellees FCH1, LLC; Palms Place, LLC; University Medical Center; and FP Holdings, L.P.

Before: WILLIAM A. FLETCHER and RYAN D. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and DONALD W. MOLLOY, District Judge.

OPINION

Marino Scafidi was criminally charged with three counts of sexual assault under Nevada law. During the proceedings that followed, state courts suppressed evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant, and determined that the police failed to preserve potentially exculpatory evidence. Ultimately, all charges...

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