96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5837, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9492 Donald Van Ort Helen Van Ort v. Estate of Michael Stanewich, Deceased Anna L. Prevost, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Michael Stanewich County of San Diego San Diego County Sheriff's Department, Donald Van Ort Helen Van Ort v. Anna L. Prevost, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Michael Stanewich County of San Diego San Diego County Sheriff's Department, and Estate of Michael Stanewich, Deceased

92 F.3d 831 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5837 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9492 Donald VAN ORT; Helen Van Ort, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ESTATE OF Michael STANEWICH, deceased; Anna L. Prevost, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Michael Stanewich; County of San Diego; San Diego County Sheriff's Department, Defendants-Appellees. Donald VAN ORT; Helen Van Ort, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Anna L. PREVOST, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Michael Stanewich; County of San Diego; San Diego County Sheriff's Department, Defendants, and Estate of Michael Stanewich, deceased, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 94-56766, 95-55284. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 8, 1996. Decided Aug. 6, 1996. Erwin Chemerinsky, University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, California; Dwight Ritter, San Diego, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees. Greg J. Ryan, Sparber, Ferguson, Naumann, Ponder & Ryan, San Diego, California, for defendant-appellee-cross-appellant, Estate of Stanewich. Ricky R. Sanchez, Deputy County Counsel, San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the…