Legal Opinion
Medrano v. City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1992No. 90-55250PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
The widow, parents, and siblings of Ruben Medrano seek damages from Los An-geles Police Department officers and the City of Los Angeles under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for the shooting of Medrano. The Medranos appeal from directed verdicts and a jury verdict against their section 1983 claims. This court has jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1291.
BACKGROUND
On March 21, 1988, Ruben P. Medrano left a suicide note, locked himself in his bathroom with a loaded .357 magnum revolver, injected himself with a lethal dosage of heroin, and threatened…
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