"Two Oakland police officers got in a heap of trouble three and a half years ago when an unauthorized and arguably unnecessary chase they initiated resulted in the death of an innocent bystander. They now want the Supreme Court to relieve them of any 14th Amendment claims of fault. The case stems from the case of a "ghost chase" initiated by two Oakland officers of a suspect they believed had just left a nearby sideshow in East Oakland in June 2022."
"The officers chased 19-year-old suspect Arnold Azael Linaldi, at speeds up to 100 mph, on Oakland city streets, until Linaldi ultimately crashed his Nissan 350Z into some parked cars on International Boulevard, killing 28-year-old Lolomanaia "Lolo" Soakai and wounding others who were all standing by a taco truck. Former Oakland cops Walid Abdelaziz and Jimmy Marin-Coronel are hoping the Supreme Court will take up their case."
Two Oakland police officers initiated an unauthorized high-speed chase in June 2022 that ended in a fatal crash. The officers pursued 19-year-old Arnold Azael Linaldi at speeds up to 100 mph on city streets until his Nissan 350Z struck parked cars on International Boulevard. The crash killed 28-year-old Lolomanaia "Lolo" Soakai and wounded multiple bystanders near a taco truck. The Ninth Circuit found the officers could be held liable for initiating a reckless pursuit and emphasized an officer's duty to bystanders. Body-camera footage and officers' initial departure from the scene influenced that finding. The officers seek Supreme Court review to challenge due-process liability precedent.
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