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# Legal Roundup: Riverside police officer denied immunity after shooting
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/legal-roundup-riverside-police-officer-denied-immunity-after-shooting/
- Published: 2023-12-19T13:00:17.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-19T13:00:16.000Z
- Description: A roundup of recent legal stories affecting Riversiders from our friends at Follow Our Courts.
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Public Safety, Courts, Police, legal

Here’s a roundup of recent legal stories affecting Riversiders from our friends at [Follow Our Courts](https://followourcourts.com/?ref=raincrossgazette.com), who cover legal news in the Inland Empire:

- The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal ruled on December 5, 2023, that [Xavier Lopez can bring his civil rights case against Riverside Police Officer Evan Wright](https://followourcourts.com/2023/12/riverside-police-officer-denied-immunity-after-shooting/?ref=raincrossgazette.com), who shot Lopez twice on January 26, 2021.
- Melissa Hale, a Deputy Public Defender, has [been appointed to the Riverside bench](https://followourcourts.com/2023/12/public-defender-sent-to-riverside-judgeship/?ref=raincrossgazette.com) by Governor Gavin Newsom, filling the vacancy left by Judge Elaine Kiefer's retirement.

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