Legal Opinion
Dillon Bracken v. Kinchung Chung
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2017No. 14-16886PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
Qualified immunity protects government officers in the performance of their public; governmental functions. It does so “hot to benefit [the] agents” of government, but “to safeguard government” itself, “and thereby to protect the public at large.” Wyatt v. Cole, 504 U.S. 158, 168, 112 S.Ct. 1827, 118 L.Ed.2d 504 (1992). In this case, Honolulu Police Department (HPD) Officer Kinchung Chung seeks the protection of qualified immunity for actions he took, or failed to take, while hired and paid by a hotel to provide “special duty” security for a private event.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Linda K. Wood v. Steven C. Ostrander Neil MaloneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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