Legal Opinion
S. B. v. County of San Diego
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 12, 2017No. 15-56848PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OWENS, Circuit Judge:
Defendants San Diego Sheriffs Deputy Adrian Moses and the County of San Diego (defendants) appeal interlocutorily from the district court’s denial of qualified immunity. The heirs of David Brown (plain tiffs) sued defendants for shooting and killing Brown in his home. While we agree with the district court that plaintiffs established a triable issue as to the reasonableness of the shooting, we disagree about the application of qualified immunity. We therefore reverse.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A. The Death of David Brown
On the early evening of…
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