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Krechman v. County of Riverside, 12-55347

Judgment as a matter of law for defendants in plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action for damages resulting from her son's death, allegedly caused by defendant-officers use of excessive force when they attempted to take custody of him, is reversed and remanded, where the district judge improperly weighed the evidence in determining that defendants' conduct was not a substantial factor in the death.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 07/25/2013
  • Published 07/25/2013

Judges

  • GOULD

Court

  • United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

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