ESTATE OF HERNANDEZ v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Nos. 21-55994, 21-55995.

ESTATE OF DANIEL HERNANDEZ, by and through successors in interest, Manuel Hernandez, Maria Hernandez and M.L.H.; MANUEL HERNANDEZ, individually; MARIA HERNANDEZ, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and M. L. H., a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem Claudia Sugey Chavez, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT; TONI McBRIDE, Defendants-Appellees. M. L. H., a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem Claudia Sugey Chavez, Plaintiff-Appellant, and ESTATE OF DANIEL HERNANDEZ, by and through successors in interest, Manuel Hernandez, Maria Hernandez and M.L.H.; MANUEL HERNANDEZ, individually; MARIA HERNANDEZ, individually, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT; TONI McBRIDE, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 21, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald P. Peters (argued), Law Office of Gerald Philip Peters, Thousand Oaks, California; Arnoldo Casillas , Casillas & Associates, Long Beach, California; Denisse O. Gastelum , Gastelum Law APC, Long Beach, California; for Plaintiff-Appellants Estate of Daniel Hernandez, Manuel Hernandez and Maria Hernandez.

Narine Mkrtchyan (argued), Glendale, California; Melanie T. Partow , Law Offices of Melanie Partow, Long Beach, California; Paul L. Hoffman , Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes LLP, Hermosa Beach, California; for Plaintiff-Appellant M.L.H.

Kevin E. Gilbert (argued) and Carolyn Aguilar , Orbach Huff & Henderson LLP, Pleasanton, California; Colleen R. Smith and Jonathan H Eisenman , Deputy City Attorneys, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Defendants-Appellees.

James L. Buchal, Murphy & Buchal LLP, Portland, Oregon, for Amicus Curiae National Police Association.

Opinion by Judge Collins.


OPINION

These consolidated actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 arise from the shooting death of Daniel Hernandez during a confrontation with officers of the Los Angeles Police Department ("LAPD") on April 22, 2020. Plaintiffs-Appellants, who are the Estate, parents, and minor daughter of Hernandez, asserted a variety...

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