United States Ninth Circuit
DOE v. STATE OF HAWAII DEP'T OF EDUC., 01-17566
Section 1983 claims that a school official used excessive force should be decided under the Constitution's Fourth Amendment, rather than under generalized notions of due process.
Appellate Information
- Argued 11/07/2002
- Decided 06/30/2003
- Published 06/30/2003
Judges
- SCHROEDER, Chief Judge., Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, ALARCÓN, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Gary Hynds,Department of the Attorney General, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Sarah Hirakami, Honolulu, HI, for the defendant-appellant., Stanley E. Levin, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Edie A. Feldman, Honolulu, HI, for the plaintiffs-appellees.