Legal Opinion
Delew v. Wagner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1998No. 97-15778PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Michael C. Delew and H. Roy and Vickie Mayberry (“the Delews”)1 appeal the district court’s dismissal of their suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We must decide whether the Delews’ complaint states a claim for relief under section 1983. We conclude that it does. We therefore remand with instructions consistent with this opinion.
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BACKGROUND
Erin Rae Delew died when her bicycle was struck by a vehicle driven by Janet Kathleen Wagner. An investigation undertaken by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (“LVMPD”) and Nevada Highway Patrol (“NHP”) ultimately found…
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