OAKLAND — The family of a bystander who died during an unauthorized police chase three years ago in Oakland can move forward with a civil rights lawsuit against the officers behind the pursuit, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Friday.

Lolomania “Lolo” Soakai, 28, of Hayward, was killed on June 26, 2022, when Arnold Linaldi crashed into him as he waited at a taco truck on International Boulevard. At the time, Linaldi was being chased by Oakland police officers Walid Abdelaziz and Jimmy Marin-Coronel.

Several others were injured in the collision, including Linaldi and Soakai’s mother.

In a 48-page opinion, the panel affirmed a district court ruling that the officers are not entitled to qualified immunity.

The Soakai family claims the officers violated their constitutional rig

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