Legal Opinion
Scott v. Henrich
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1994No. 91-35429PublishedCited by 502 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge KOZINSKI; Dissent by Judge NORRIS.
ORDER
The opinion and dissent filed on September 9, 1994, are withdrawn. The attached revised opinion and dissent shall be filed in their place.
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
Doris Scott contends that the police officer defendants acted unreasonably by killing her husband John Scott.1 We consider the amount of proof needed to overcome a motion for summary judgment in a deadly force case under section 1983.
Facts
Officers Flamand and 'Henrich were called to 701 West Park Street in Butte, Montana, in response to reports that a man was firing a gun…
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