Bascomb v. City of Seattle

9 F.3d 1550 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Paul A. BASCOMB, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Erdman Bascomb; Frank Bascomb, Sr.; Flora O. Bascomb, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF SEATTLE; Police Chief Patrick S. Fitzsimons and Jane Doe Fitzsimons, and their marital community; Robert Lisoski and Jane Doe Lisoski, and their marital community, Defendants-Appellants. No. 92-35436. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 4, 1993. Decided Oct. 28, 1993. Before: GOODWIN, SCHROEDER, and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The Bascombs have sued Officer Robert Lisoski and Chief Fitzsimons under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , claiming that Lisoski used excessive force when he seized Erdman Bascomb by fatally shooting him. The Bascombs argue that Fitzsimons failed to adequately train, supervise, or discipline his officers, which was a proximate cause of Erdman Bascomb's death. The defendants now appeal the district…