Legal Opinion
Rukhsana Chaudhry v. City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 19, 2014No. 11-55820, 11-55906, 11-55907PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Early in the morning of March 25, 2008, Mohammad Usman Chaudhry (“Usman”) was shot and killed by Los Angeles Police Officer Joseph Cruz. Los Angeles County Department of the Coroner (“the Coroner”) took custody of Usman’s body, but it did not notify his family of his death for twenty-one days. This delay prevented Usman’s family from burying him in accordance with their religion.
These events gave rise to a suit involving many plaintiffs, many claims, and many defendants. In this opinion, we address some of the issues, affirming in part and reversing in part.…
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