Devereaux v. Abbey

263 F.3d 1070 (9th Cir. 2001) ROBERT DEVEREAUX, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. TIMOTHY DAVID ABBEY; LAURIE ALEXANDER; KATE CARROW; LINDA WOOD; KENNETH BADGLEY, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY OF WENATCHEE; WASHINGTON STATE DEPT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES; ROBERT RICARDO PEREZ, OPINION DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES, And EARL TILLY, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER FOR THE CITY OF WENATCHEE; CITY OF WENATCHEE, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS. No. 97-35781 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted March 20, 2001 Filed September 5, 2001 [Copyrighted Material Omitted] Steven C. Lacy, East Wenatchee, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellant. Jeff Freimund, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, Washington, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Robert H. Whaley, District Judge, Presiding D.C. No. CV 96-0115 RHW Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Chief Judge, and Harry Pregerson, Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Ferdinand F. Fernandez, Thomas G. Nelson, Andrew J. Kleinfeld, A. Wallace Tashima, Sidney R. Thomas, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Richard A. Paez, and Johnnie B.…