United States Ninth Circuit
Shafer v. County of Santa Barbara, 15-56548
Vacating a jury verdict and damages award and reversing the decision in the case of a policeman who performed a leg sweep on a college student that refused to drop the water balloons they were holding because the officer enjoyed a qualified immunity for his acts because the law has not clearly established that an officer cannot progressively increase their force from verbal commands to physical acts when a misdemeanant refuses to comply with the officer's orders.
Appellate Information
- Decided
- Published 2017/08/29
Judges
- SMITH
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit