United States Ninth Circuit

Plaintiff who was sprayed with chemical irritant in her hair while interfering with a police arrest, pushed to the ground and handcuffed and had police car windows rolled up on hot day did not suffer excessive force to support a 42 USC 1983 claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/05/2001
• Published 10/05/2001

Judges

• RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  TASHIMA and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges, and MOLLWAY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy M. Greene, Puyallup, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven Reich,Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim Seattle, Washington, for the defendants-appellees.