Estate of Wangsheng Leng v. City of Issaquah

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 21, 202121-35040California1,297 words

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 21 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ESTATE OF WANGSHENG LENG, by and No. 21-35040 through administrator Liping Yang, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-00490-TSZ Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. MEMORANDUM*

CITY OF ISSAQUAH; et al.,

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Thomas S. Zilly, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 6, 2021 Seattle, Washington

Before: McKEOWN, CHRISTEN, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

Michael Lucht and Kylen Whittom, officers of the Issaquah, Washington,

Police Department, appeal from the district court’s decision denying their motion

for summary judgment in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Estate of

Wangsheng Leng asserts claims under the Fourth Amendment based on the

officers’ (1) warrantless entry into Leng’s home, (2) detention and handcuffing of

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Leng, and (3) use of…

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