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VALENZUELA v. CITY OF ANAHEIM

No. 20-55372.

6 F.4th 1098 (2021)

Fermin Vincent VALENZUELA; V.V., by and through their Guardian, Patricia Gonzalez, individually and as successors-in-interest of Fermin Vincent Valenzuela, II, deceased; X.V., by and through their Guardian, Patricia Gonzalez, individually and as successors-in-interest of Fermin Vincent Valenzuela, II, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF ANAHEIM; Daniel Wolfe; Woojin Jun; Daniel Gonzalez, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 3, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy T. Coates (argued) and Peter A. Goldschmidt , Greines Martin Stein & Richland LLP, Los Angeles, California; Steven J. Rothans and Jill Williams , Carpenter Rothans & Dumont LLP, Los Angeles, California; Robert Fabela , City Attorney; Moses W. Johnson , Assistant City Attorney; City Attorney's Office, Anaheim, California; for Defendants-Appellants.

Dale K. Galipo (argued) and Hang D. Le , Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo, Woodland Hills, California; John Fattahi , Law Office of John Fattahi, Torrance, California; Garo Mardirossian and Lawrence D. Marks , Mardirossian & Associates Inc., Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Christopher D. Hu (argued), San Francisco, California, for Amicus Curiae.

Steven S. Fleischman , Scott P. Dixler , and Yen-Shang Tseng , Horvitz & Levy LLP, Burbank, California, for Amicus Curiae Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.

Michael E. Gates , City Attorney; Brian L. Williams , Chief Trial Counsel; Daniel S. Cha and Pancy Lin , Senior Deputy City Attorneys; Office of the City Attorney, Huntington Beach, California; for Amicus Curiae City of Huntington Beach.

Steven J. Renick , Manning Kass Ellrod Ramirez Trester LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Amicus Curiae International Municipal Lawyers Association.

Dissent by Judge Lee.

OPINION

The City of Anaheim and individual officers ("Defendants") appeal from a jury verdict awarding "loss of life" damages to the family of Fermin Valenzuela, Jr., who died after an encounter with the police. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.1

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