Legal Opinion
Melendez v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 14, 1998No. B104126PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, Acting P. J.
In October 1990, Adan Melendez was shot while attempting to obtain a refund for a ticket he had bought to an “underground” party that was broken up by police. He was one of many seeking refunds at the location where tickets to the concert had been sold. He was kicked by a security guard, then shot by another guard. His injuries are permanent and severe. Because the security guards were off-duty officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, an agency of the City of Los Angeles, he sued the city for damages. His wife sued for consortium damages. Both plaintiffs were…
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