Brian Meehan v. County Of Los Angeles

856 F.2d 102 12 Fed.R.Serv.3d 796 Brian MEEHAN; Michael Meehan; Keith Mauldin, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; Sherman Block; Barbara Edgar; Three Unknown Officers; Richard Buhler; Harry Smith; Ronald Merrill; Three Unknown Sheriffs, Defendants-Appellees. No. 86-6508. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 7, 1988. Decided Sept. 7, 1988. Rey Ochoa, Commerce, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Los Angeles County Counsel, Dennis M. Gonzales, Senior Deputy County Counsel, Richard S. Kemalyan and Clay Robbins, III, Chase, Rotchford, Drukker & Bogust, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WALLACE, TANG and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. TANG, Circuit Judge: 1 Brian Meehan, Michael Meehan, and Keith Mauldin (plaintiffs) appeal the district court's directed verdict in favor of Deputy Sheriff Richard Buhler (Buhler) and the County of Los Angeles (the County). The plaintiffs' complaint sought relief under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 and various state law theories as a result of "raids" on their residence (the Diamond Bar residence) on December 21, 1982,…