United States Ninth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on alleged excessive force by the police involving a fatal shooting, a denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity is reversed where defendant was entitled to qualified immunity because his use of force was reasonable as a matter of law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/15/2010
• Decided 06/07/2010
• Published 07/06/2010

Judges

• A. Wallace Tashima

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Beau D. Harlan, Stewart A. Estes