Lucchesi v. Bar-O Boys Ranch

353 F.3d 691 Leroy LUCCHESI, Sr., individually and as sole surviving heir of decedent, Benjamin Lucchesi and as special administrator of the estate of Benjamin Lucchesi; Patricia Odom, individually and as sole surviving heir of decedent, Benjamin Lucchesi, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BAR-O BOYS RANCH; Del Norte County; Allan Smith, Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-17079. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 5, 2003 — San Francisco, California. Filed December 22, 2003. Ellen Lake, Oakland, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants. John M. Vrieze, Mitchell, Brisso, Delaney & Vrieze, Eureka, California, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Phyllis J. Hamilton, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-00471-PJH. Before: David R. Thompson and Stephen S. Trott, Circuit Judges, and Charles R. Weiner, Senior District Judge. * OPINION DAVID R. THOMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge. 1 Leroy Lucchesi, Sr. and Patricia Odom (collectively "plaintiffs") appeal the district court's summary judgment dismissing their action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Bar-O Boys…