United States Ninth Circuit

Firing bean-bag round at unarmed suspect without warning the suspect is excessive force not entitled to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/12/2000
• Decided 03/16/2001
• Published 03/16/2001

Judges

• Before:  BRIGHT,REINHARDT, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Larry L. Baumbach,Law Offices of Larry L. Baumbach, Chico, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael R. Deems, Stewart, Humpherys, Burchett & Sandelman, Chico, California, for the defendants-appellees.