The City Attorney’s Office scored a grim victory Monday when a Superior Court judge tossed out the lawsuit filed by two members of the Bologna family. You may recall that convicted criminal Edwin Ramos allegedly shot and killed Anthony Bologna and his sons Michael and Matthew in June 2008.
The suit against The City claimed that the repeated re-release of Ramos by city police and probation authorities, plus the failure to turn Ramos (who is not a legal U.S. citizen) over to federal immigration officials, meant that San Francisco was legally responsible for the deaths of the three Bologna family members. Among other things, the judge held that Ramos might have posed a general threat to others, but because authorities didn’t know specifically who Ramos would target, The City had no duty to protect the Bolognas.(Judge's Order PDF here Download Bologna Case.)
Just three months ago, anti-immigration activist Kris Kobach joined the suit as an attorney for the Bologna family, so you can bet this case will be appealed.
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