No. 20-161 In the Supreme Court of the United States __________________ CITY OF SACRAMENTO, SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT, SAMUEL D. SOMERS, JOHN C. TENNIS, AND RANDY R. LOZOYA, Petitioners, v. ROBERT MANN, SR., VERN MURPHY-MANN, AND DEBORAH MANN, Respondents. __________________ On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit __________________ REPLY BRIEF FOR PETITIONERS __________________ MATTHEW RUYAK JOHN A. WHITESIDES SEAN RICHMOND (Counsel of Record) Office of City Attorney SERENA M. WARNER 915 I Street, Fourth Floor ANGELO, KILDAY & KILDUFF, LLP Sacramento, CA 95814 601 University Avenue (916) 808-5346 Suite 150 Sacramento, CA 95825 Counsel for Petitioners (916) 564-6100 City of Sacramento,
[email protected] Sacramento Police Department, and Counsel for Petitioners Samuel D. Somers John C. Tennis, and Randy R. Lozoya September 25, 2020 Becker Gallagher · Cincinnati, OH · Washington, D.C. · 800.890.5001 i TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF AUTHORITIES................... iii REPLY BRIEF .............................. 1 I. PETITIONERS REPEATEDLY RAISED EACH ISSUE PRESENTED FOR REVIEW ............................. 2 A. MANN II............................ 2 B. MANN III ........................... 4 II. THE NINTH CIRCUIT DECIDED EACH ISSUE PRESENTED ................... 6 A. WHETHER LIABILITY FOR ASSOCIATIONAL DEPRIVATION REQUIRES AN INTENT TO HARM THE PROTECTED ASSOCIATION ..... 7 B. WHETHER THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTS INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS ABSENT EXPRESSIVE ACTIVITY .......... 7 C. WHETHER FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTION EXCEEDS WHAT THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE PROVIDES .......................... 8 III. T H E O P P O S I T I O N ’ S M ERITS DISCUSSION SUPPORTS CERTIORARI... 8 A. WHETHER THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTS INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS LACKING EXPRESSIVE ACTIVITY ......... 9 ii B.