United States Ninth Circuit

Because the Fourth Amendment law governing the conduct of two officers, accused of using excessive force during an arrest, was unclear, the officers were entitled to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/04/2002
• Published 02/04/2002

Judges

• Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, and HUG, B. FLETCHER, CANBY, REINHARDT, FERNANDEZ, RYMER, T.G. NELSON, KLEINFELD, GOULD, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William M. Simpich, Oakland, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Terence J. Cassidy, Porter, Scott, Weibert & Delehant, Sacramento, CA, for the defendants-appellees.