Gregory v. County of Maui

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VALERIE GREGORY, individually as  a Special Administrator of the Estate of Richard J. Gregory, deceased, and as next friend of Isreal Gregory, a minor; Keanu Gregory, a minor; Kalani Gregory, No. 06-15374 a minor; and Shayisse Gregory, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants,  D.C. No.

CV-04-00516-SPK

v. OPINION

COUNTY OF MAUI; MAUI POLICE

DEPARTMENT; GARRET TIHADA;

EDWIN K. AMONG; NICHOLAS E.

ANGELL,

Defendants-Appellees.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Samuel P. King, Senior District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 6, 2007—Honolulu, Hawaii

Filed April 29, 2008

Before: Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, A. Wallace Tashima, and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge O’Scannlain

4611 4614 GREGORY v. COUNTY OF MAUI

COUNSEL

David J. Gierlach, Honolulu, Hawaii, argued the cause for the plaintiffs-appellants; Brian A. Duus, Honolulu, Hawaii, was on the brief.

Kenneth Robbins, Robbins & Associates, Honolulu, Hawaii, argued the cause for the defendants-appellees; Brian T. Moto, Corporation Counsel,…