WAID v. COUNTY OF LYON

No. 22-15382.

87 F.4th 383 (2023)

Fredrick WAID, appointed co-special administrator of the Estate of Robert Anderson Jr.; Jennifer Anderson, as co-special administrator of the Estate of Robert Anderson Jr.; Jennifer Anderson, individually; M. R. A., a minor, through parent and guardian Jennifer Anderson; S. G. A., a minor, through parent and guardian Jennifer Anderson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LYON; Timothy Wright; Brett Willey, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale K. Galipo (argued) and Eric Valenzuela , Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo, Woodland Hills, California; Peter Goldstein , Law Offices of Peter Goldstein, Las Vegas, Nevada; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Katherine F. Parks (argued) and Christine R. Hotchkin , Thorndal Armstrong PC, Reno, Nevada, for Defendants-Appellees.

Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Berzon.


OPINION

Officers Timothy Wright and Brett Willey responded to a domestic violence call where they shot and killed Robert Anderson. Anderson's estate and family sued Wright, Willey, and the County of Lyon under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Nevada law. Defendants moved for summary judgment, and the district court granted...

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