Hayes v. County of San Diego

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

Sheriffs deputies shot and killed Shane Hayes when he came toward them with a large knife in his raised right hand. The deputies had come to the home in response to a call from a neighbor who said she had heard screaming. When the deputies arrived, Shane’s girlfriend, Geri Neill, told them that earlier in the evening, Shane had tried to kill himself. The deputies entered the house, and the incident that led to this lawsuit then transpired.

Shane’s daughter brought this action in federal district court, alleging both federal and state claims for relief. On appeal from a grant…