Medrano v. City of Los Angeles

973 F.2d 1499 24 Fed.R.Serv.3d 108 Guadalupe MEDRANO; Amparo Medrano, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Guadalupe Medrano, Jr.; Louie Medrano; Lucia Medrano Casillas, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; Vance Proctor; William Hall; Rodolfo Romero; Donnelly Mowry, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-55250. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 7, 1992. Decided Sept. 8, 1992. Robert Mann and Donald W. Cook, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Richard Mah, Deputy City Atty. and Richard M. Helgeson, Asst. City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FARRIS, WIGGINS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: OVERVIEW 1 The widow, parents, and siblings of Ruben Medrano seek damages from Los Angeles Police Department officers and the City of Los Angeles under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for the shooting of Medrano. The Medranos appeal from directed verdicts and a jury verdict against their section 1983 claims. This court has jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1291 . BACKGROUND 2 On March 21, 1988, Ruben P. Medrano left a…