J. K. J., individually, and successor in interest to the Deceased Aleah Jenkins, by and through his guardian-ad-litem Jeremy Hillyer, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nicholas Casicola, Defendant. (2024)

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

J. K. J., individually, and successor in interest to the Deceased Aleah Jenkins, by and through his guardian-ad-litem Jeremy Hillyer, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO, a public entity; David Nislet, in his individual capacity and official capacity as Police Chief of the San Diego Police Department; Lawrence Durbin, an individual; Jason Taub, an individual; Does, 1-10, Inclusive, Defendants-Appellees, Nicholas Casicola, Defendant.

No. 20-55622

Decided: November 27, 2024

Before: Mary H. Murguia, Chief Judge, and Morgan Christen, Michelle T. Friedland, Mark J. Bennett, Eric D. Miller, Bridget S. Bade, Kenneth K. Lee, Patrick J. Bumatay, Lawrence VanDyke, Jennifer Sung and Roopali H. Desai, Circuit Judges.

Megha Ram (argued) and Devi Rao, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Washington, D.C.; Kaveh Navab I, Navab Law APC, Marina Del Rey, California; H. Dean Aynechi and Neama Rahmani, West Coast Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellant. James C. Jardin (argued), Collins and Collins LLP, Orange, California; Christie B. Swiss, Collins and Collins LLP, Carlsbad, California; Seetal Tejura, Chief Deputy City Attorney; George F. Schaefer, Assistant City Attorney; Mara W. Elliot, City Attorney; Office of the City Attorney, San Diego, California; for Defendants-Appellees. Jay R. Schweikert and Clark M. Neily III, Cato Institute, Washington D.C., for Amicus Curiae Cato Institute.