Wheeler v. City of Santa Clara

Ruling by

Lower Court

USDC Northern District of California

Lower Court Judge

concurring Judge(s)

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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