United States Ninth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on a warrantless arrest, judgment as a matter of law for Plaintiff is reversed, where, during an armed standoff, once exigent circumstances justify the warrantless seizure of the suspect, and so long as the police are actively engaged in completing his arrest, the police need not obtain a warrant.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/26/2008
• Decided 03/11/2009
• Published 03/11/2009

Judges

• TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, HARRY PREGERSON, STEPHEN REINHARDT, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, PAMELA ANN RYMER, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, RONALD M. GOULD, RICHARD A. PAEZ, RICHARD C. TALLMAN, JAY S. BYBEE, and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Scott Attaway (argued), Deputy City Attorney, San Jose, CA, for the defendants-appellants., Donald E.J. Kilmer, Jr., San Jose, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.