United States Ninth Circuit
Mendez v. County of L.A., 13-56686
In a civil rights action arising from a warrantless search of a shack that resulted in police shooting plaintiffs, a homeless couple who lived there, the district court's judgment for plaintiffs is: 1) affirmed as to the denial of qualified immunity for the warrantless entry; and 2) reversed as to the denial of qualified immunity for violating the knock-and-announce rule, which was not clearly established for separate residences within the curtilage of a home at the time.
Appellate Information
- Published 2016/03/02
Judges
- GOULD
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit