Legal Opinion
Munoz v. City of Union City
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 17, 2004No. A095846PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUVOLO, J.
I
Introduction
Lucilla Amaya was shot and killed by a Union City police officer after her brother summoned police assistance to the house in which Lucilla, 1 under the influence of methamphetamine and armed with two knives, was located with her father and daughter. In a suit by Lucilla’s relatives (respondents) against the City of Union City, the Union City Police Department, and the Union City Chief of Police (collectively referred to as Union City or appellants), as well as Union City Police Corporal Tod Woodward (referred to as Woodward or collectively with Union City as…
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