Estate of Lopez Ex Rel. Lopez v. Gelhaus

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2017-09-22

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Dissent by Judge Wallace OPINION M. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Sonoma County and Sheriffs Deputy Erick Gelhaus appeal from an order denying their motion for summary judgment on the defense of qualified immunity in an action alleging that Gelhaus deployed excessive force when he fatally shot thirteen-year-old Andy Lopez in October 2013. We have…

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