Wash. Supreme Court published opinion — 1012055.pdf

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he wrongfully accused her and her son of stealing in retaliation because she rejected

him. The landlord called the police to evict the Santos Nuño family, and Rivas,

Sparks, and Glossen told Santos Nuño she had two days to leave. Santos Nuño was

never charged with a crime. Rivas claims she told the landlord that police cannot

evict people, though police reports indicate she followed up to check that the Santos

Nuño family had moved out. The family left, “follow[ing] the orders of the

Sunnyside Police officers.” Id. at 782. Santos Nuño could not find anywhere for

her family to live together—her children had to split up and stay with other family

members, her mother and nieces went to a hotel, and Santos Nuño “lived on the

streets” for a time. Id. It took a year before she could find housing where she could

afford to live with all her children again.

Marisol Paniagua, Yolanda Paniagua Dimas, and their families

Yolanda Paniagua Dimas wanted to rent an apartment for her family near her

sister, Marisol Paniagua. Paniagua and her children lived in a low-income housing

building in Sunnyside. Rivas had advised the building manager not to rent to

Paniagua Dimas because there were “red flags” with her family, apparently based

on an argument Paniagua Dimas’s 17-year-old son had with another family member

when visiting Paniagua’s apartment. Id. at 626. Paniagua Dimas was able to move

in with her three younger children but without her 17-year-old son. In fall of 2016,

there was a fight between neighbors in the parking lot and Paniagua Dimas was hurt,

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but no criminal charges were filed against anyone. According to Paniagua and