Legal Opinion
Shafer v. County of Santa Barbara
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2017No. 15-56548PublishedCited by 217 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
College student Jay Russell Shafer refused to drop water balloons at the request of Santa Barbara Sheriffs Deputy Freddy Padilla. Deputy Padilla then used a leg sweep maneuver to take down and arrest Shafer. Shafer sued Deputy Padilla, asserting violations of his constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Deputy Padilla asserted the defense of qualified immunity.
The jury found that Deputy Padilla violated Shafer’s Fourth Amendment constitutional right to be free from excessive force. The evidence adduced at trial was sufficient to sustain the jury’s…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by217 opinions
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