James F. Robinson v. Solano County Brian Cauwells, Solano County Sheriff's Deputy Officer Gary Faulkner, Solano County Sheriff's Deputy Officer

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2002-02-04

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Opinion by Chief Judge SCHROEDER; Concurrence by Judge FERNANDEZ. SCHROEDER, Chief Judge. We took this case en banc in order to clarify the law of the circuit regarding excessive force that violates the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, and to clarify the law of the circuit on the scope of qualified immunity for excessive force claims. The case arises out of a p…

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