United States Ninth Circuit

Police officer's use of a dog to "bite and hold" a suspect until other officers arrived did not, under the circumstances, violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/07/2003
• Decided 08/21/2003
• Published 08/21/2003

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge., Before ALARCÓN, GOULD, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Muenster,Muenster & Koenig, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis M. Hunter, Clark County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Vancouver, WA, for the defendant-appellee.