Legal Opinion
Rudi Acosta Alma Acosta v. City and County of San Francisco Daniel Yawczak
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1996No. 94-16272PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Rudi and Alma Acosta whose 21 year-old son, Michael Acosta, was shot and killed by San Francisco Police Inspector Daniel Yawczak appeal the district court’s judgment as a matter of law in favor of the defendants.
The Acostas sued the City and County of San Francisco, its police chief, and officer Yawczak, alleging causes of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and California state law. 1 The trial was bifurcated. The Acostas’ suit against Yawczak proceeded to trial first and the district court stayed discovery in the suit against the municipality and the Police…
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