Legal Opinion
Gallegos v. City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 11, 2002No. 01-56021PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge SILVERMAN; Dissent by Judge RAWLINSON.
SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge.
Responding to a 911 call and mistakenly believing Francisco Gallegos to be a burglary suspect, police pulled him over, ordered him out of his truck at gunpoint, handcuffed him, and placed him in the back of a patrol car. Police then brought Gallegos to the scene of the reported incident, where it was confirmed that he was not the suspect. He was returned to his truck and released less than an hour after he was initially detained. Gallegos sued, alleging a violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, and the district…
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