Sam Friedenberg v. Lane County
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
SAM FRIEDENBERG, personal No. 21-35078 representative of the estate of Marc Sanford; DEREK LARWICK, D.C. No. personal representative of the estate of 6:18-cv-00177- Richard Bates; LORRE SANFORD, MK an individual,
Plaintiffs-Appellees, OPINION v.
LANE COUNTY; LANE COUNTY
MENTAL HEALTH, AKA Lane County Behavioral Health; CARLA
AYRES; ERIK MORRIS; FRANCES
FREUND; JULIE RIUTZEL,
Defendants-Appellants,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Ann L. Aiken, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted February 9, 2022 Portland, Oregon
Filed May 19, 2023
Before: Richard A. Paez and Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Circuit Judges, and John R. Tunheim,* District Judge.
Opinion by Judge Paez; Dissent by Judge Nguyen
SUMMARY**
Federal Immunity / Removal
The panel reversed the district court’s order remanding to state court Plaintiffs’ action alleging negligence and wrongful death claims against federally funded community health centers and their employees…