Legal Opinion
Ellis v. City of San Diego
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1999No. 97-55649PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Terrence Ellis appeals from an order of the district court dismissing with prejudice his pro se complaint against various defendants for numerous civil rights violations and state-law intentional torts. His action stems from his arrest and a search of his body that occurred on September 11, 1993. Ellis’s complaint alleges that he was arrested in his home without a warrant, that the officers used excessive force in effectuating his arrest and that, in conjunction with ambulance and hospital personnel, they violated his rights by restraining him, sedating him into…
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