Legal Opinion
Paiva v. City of Reno
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided August 30, 1996No. CV-N-94-218-ECRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDWARD C. REED, Jr., District Judge.
Introduction
John Paiva, Jr. was shot and killed by officers of the Reno Police Department on the night of April 4, 1992. His parents and his estate have sued the individual officers involved, their Chief of Police, and the City of Reno, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of his federal civil rights, and appending various tort claims under Nevada law. This court by Order filed August 14, 1994 (Doe. # 71) dismissed Plaintiffs’ Eighth Amendment claim, their wrongful death claim, and their claim of conspiracy to frustrate their efforts to…
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