United States Ninth Circuit

Police officers involved in all high-speed chases are entitled to qualified immunity under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 unless the plaintiff can prove that the officer acted with a deliberate intent to harm.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/14/2007
• Decided 01/15/2008
• Published 01/15/2008

Judges

• BYBEE, Circuit Judge:, Before:  JAY S. BYBEE, MILAN D. SMITH, JR., and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas D. Dillard, Jr. & Felicia Galati, Rawlings, Olson, Cannon, Gormley & Desruisseaux, Las Vegas, NV, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony P. Sgro, Stephen K. Lewis & Maria Loventime Estanislao, Patti, Srgo & Lewis, Las Vegas, NV, for the appellees.