Maria E. Espinoza, Gilbert Espinoza, Mary Ellen Cale, Guardian Ad Litem v. Brian Dunn Geody Okamoto Patrick Martin Dan Smith

48 F.3d 1227 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Maria E. ESPINOZA, Gilbert Espinoza, Mary Ellen Cale, guardian ad litem, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Brian DUNN; Geody Okamoto; Patrick Martin; Dan Smith, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 91-56353, 91-56389 and 92-56018. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 7, 1993. Decided Jan. 18, 1995. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; No. CV-89-5615-JSL; J. Spencer Letts, District Judge, Presiding. C.D.Cal. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON and HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Defendants, four deputies in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, appeal the jury verdict against them in this civil rights action. They challenge evidentiary rulings made in the course of trial. We reverse. BACKGROUND 3 The Espinozas claim sheriff's deputies Brian Dunn, Patrick Martin, Geody Okamoto, and Dan Smith, violated their rights under…