United States Ninth Circuit

Court found there was a material issue of fact as to whether plaintiffs' Fourth Amendment rights were violated during the execution of a search warrant where police used a "flash-bang" device to subdue plaintiffs.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/05/2004
• Decided 06/28/2004
• Published 06/28/2004

Judges

• GONZALEZ, District Judge:, Before: McKEOWN, FISHER, Circuit Judges, and GONZALEZ, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Ridgway K. Foley, Jr., Greene & Markley, PC, Portland, OR;  James D. Vick, Alex C. Dunn, Vick & Conroyd, LLP, Salem, OR, for the plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee., Robert E. Franz, Jr., Springfield, OR, for the defendants-appellees-cross-appellants., Janet M. Schroer, Marjorie A. Speirs, Hoffman, Hart & Wagner, LLP, Portland, OR, for the defendants-appellees.