United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of defendant's claim of qualified immunity is affirmed where "kicking a helpless prisoner's genitals" constitutes cruel and unusual conduct in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2005
• Published 01/10/2005

Judges

• NOONAN, Circuit Judge:, Before B. FLETCHER, NOONAN, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher Watts, in pro per.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer G. Perkell, Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, for the defendant-appellant.