Kristin Hart v. City of Redwood City

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

KRISTIN HART, individually and as No. 22-17008 co-successor-in-interest to Decedent KYLE HART; E.H., individually and D.C. No. as co-successor-in-interest to Decedent 4:21-cv-02653- KYLE HART; W.H., individually and YGR as co-successor-in-interest to Decedent

KYLE HART,

OPINION

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v.

CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, a municipal corporation; DANIEL MULHOLLAND, individually and in his capacity as Chief of Police for the

CITY OF REDWOOD CITY;

ROMAN GOMEZ, individually and in his official capacity as a Police Officer for the CITY OF REDWOOD CITY; LEILA VELEZ, individually and in her official capacity as a Police Officer for the CITY OF REDWOOD CITY,

Defendants-Appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 12, 2024 San Francisco, California

Filed April 19, 2024

Before: Eric D. Miller, Bridget S. Bade, and Lawrence VanDyke, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge VanDyke

SUMMARY *

Deadly Force/Qualified Immunity

The panel…