United States Ninth Circuit

Summary judgment for police officers based on qualified immunity is reversed, in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 excessive force action arising from their attempts at subduing an unarmed and mentally disturbed individual.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/03/2003
• Decided 09/10/2003
• Published 09/10/2003

Judges

• Before BROWNING, PREGERSON, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Federico C. Sayre and Kent M. Henderson, Law Offices of Federico C. Sayre, Santa Ana, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Deborah P. Knefel, Deputy City Attorney, Anaheim, CA, and William F. Bernard, Orange, CA, for the defendants-appellees.