Legal Opinion
Mattos v. Agarano
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 17, 2011No. 08-15567, 08-35526PublishedCited by 443 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge PAEZ; Concurrence by Judge SCHROEDER; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Chief Judge KOZINSKI; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge SILVERMAN.
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
These cases present questions about whether the use of a taser to subdue a suspect resulted in the excessive use of force and whether the officers are entitled to qualified immunity.1 In Brooks v. City of Seattle, Plaintiff Malaika Brooks was tased; in Mattos v. Agarano, Plaintiff Jayzel Mattos was tased. Both women were tased during an encounter with police officers. They subsequently…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by443 opinions
- Estate of Marvin L. Booker v. GomezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
- Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Robert Reese, Jr. v. County of SacramentoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Shane Horton v. City of Santa MariaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019
- Glenn v. Washington CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
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