Sauceda v. United States

974 F.2d 1343 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard SAUCEDA and Gloria Sauceda, husband and wife; Personal Representative of the estate of Monica Sauceda, deceased; Antonio Verduzco and Olivia Verduzco, husband and wife; Personal Representative of the estates of Antoinette Verduzco, Thomas Verduzco and Tanya Verduzco, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-16187. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 18, 1992. Decided Sept. 3, 1992. 1 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, No. CV-88-9-PHX-RCB; Robert C. Broomfield, District Judge, Presiding. 2 D. Ariz. 3 AFFIRMED. 4 Before KOZINSKI and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and REA, * District Judge. 5 MEMORANDUM ** 6 Plaintiffs' relatives were killed by a drunk driver. Earlier that night, a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer stopped the driver--who was allegedly already drunk--but…