Legal Opinion
Hunter v. County of Sacramento
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 26, 2011No. 09-15288PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POLLAK, District Judge:
Robert Hunter and Howard Eley, the plaintiffs in this § 1983 action, sought to prove at trial that they were subjected to excessive force while in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail pursuant to the County’s allegedly unconstitutional custom or practice of using excessive force at the Main Jail. The jury found in favor of the County, and the District Court denied plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. In this appeal, plaintiffs argue that the District Court erred by refusing to use certain jury instructions they requested. Because we agree that the District…
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