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Wheeler v. City of Santa Clara

Ruling by

Gary S. Katzmann

Lower Court

USDC Northern District of California

Lower Court Judge

Ronald M. Whyte

concurring Judge(s)

Kim M. Wardlaw
A district court didn't abuse its discretion by rejecting civil rights claims asserted against a city in the death of plaintiff's biological mother, where the plaintiff was unable to demonstrate that he had a close familial relationship, and thus 'didn't have the structure to be protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.'



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