96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2323, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3934 Douglas Ray Hickman v. Sherman Block Claude L. Farris Patrick G. Leonard City of Los Angeles Darryl Gates, Police Chief Robert Talcott Herbert Boekmann Reva B. Tooley Samuel L. Williams Stephen D. Yslas William Cowdin Frank E. Piersol Dominick J. Rivetti City of San Fernando County of Los Angeles

81 F.3d 98 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2323 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3934 Douglas Ray HICKMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sherman BLOCK; Claude L. Farris; Patrick G. Leonard; City of Los Angeles; Darryl Gates, Police Chief; Robert Talcott; Herbert Boekmann; Reva B. Tooley; Samuel L. Williams; Stephen D. Yslas; William Cowdin; Frank E. Piersol; Dominick J. Rivetti; City of San Fernando; County of Los Angeles, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-55836. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 13, 1995. Decided April 5, 1996. Richard R. Hopkins, Law Office of Richard Hopkins, Simi Valley, California, for plaintiff-appellant. Randel L. Ledesma, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Beverly Hills, California, for defendants-appellees County of Los Angeles and Sherman Block. Donna Weisz Jones, Deputy City Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee City of Los Angeles. Kevin H. Louth, Arthur G. Lesmez, and Joseph Zamora, Liebman, Reiner, Nashison & Walsh, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees City of San Fernando and Rivetti. Don B. Kates, Benenson & Kates, Novato, California, for amici. Appeal from the United States District Court…