Legal Opinion
Angel Mendez v. County of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 2, 2016No. 13-56686, 13-57072PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
While participating in a warrantless raid of a house, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department deputies Christopher Conley and Jennifer Pederson entered the backyard, opened the door to a wooden shack, and shot Angel and Jennifer Mendez, a homeless couple who resided in the shack. After a bench trial, the district court held that the deputies violated the Fourth Amendment knock-and-announce requirement and prohibition on warrantless searches, finding that no exigent circumstances applied. The district court denied the deputies’ bid for qualified immunity and awarded…
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