Legal Opinion
Ronald Mendoza v. Sherman Block, Los Angeles County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1994No. 19-15936PublishedCited by 226 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge BOOCHEVER.
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
Ronald Mendoza was severely bitten by a police canine while attempting to evade arrest for robbing a bank by hiding in some bushes. His civil rights action against the Los Angeles County Sheriffs deputies involved in his arrest was dismissed on the grounds of qualified immunity, and he appeals.
We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On March 9,1988, Ronald Mendoza robbed a bank in Hacienda Heights, California. He fled first in his car, then abandoned the car and fled on foot. He ran about a half-mile, then crawled under some bushes on private property and hid.
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