John Stanley Steffen Terry Ann Steffen v. Loyace Mauldin Steven Cooley

995 F.2d 233 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John Stanley STEFFEN; Terry Ann Steffen, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Loyace MAULDIN; Steven Cooley, Respondents-Appellees. No. 91-55642. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 12, 1993. * Decided May 25, 1993. Before HUG, WIGGINS and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John Steffen, his wife Terry Ann Steffen, and their children brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . Defendant Loyace Maudlin is a Los Angeles sheriff deputy; defendant Steven Cooley is a Los Angeles deputy district attorney. On May 3, 1985, John Steffen was arrested for 18 felony counts involving rape, kidnapping, armed robbery, and lewd acts on a child. The arrest took place after defendants searched Steffen's residence pursuant to a search warrant. Maudlin's affidavit formed the underlying basis for the search warrant. During the trial process, Steffen tried to quash the search warrant and…