Bonilla v. City of San Diego

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993 F.2d 881·1993 WL 136982·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 18206
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 29, 199391-55402California2,105 words

Opinion

Opinion

993 F.2d 881 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Luis Fernandez BONILLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO; Stephen Stone; John Bailey; Celso Cueva; Raymon Montoya; James Eliason; Dana Cunningham; and Does I through XX, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-55402. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 7, 1993. Decided April 29, 1993. Before BOOCHEVER, NORRIS and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 AMENDED MEMORANDUM * 2 The Memorandum disposition, filed June 10, 1992, is hereby withdrawn. 3 Luis Fernandez Bonilla appeals the district court's grant of the defendants' summary judgment motions in his excessive force suit against the City of San Diego and individual city and federal border patrol agents. We reverse. 4 * On the night of January 27, 1988, Bonilla, a Mexican citizen, and two companions, whom he had engaged as guides or "coyotes," crossed the United States-Mexico border. They began travelling on foot in an…

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