Legal Opinion
Justin Terrance Monroe v. City of Phoenix, Arizona Donald Sherrard, Husband Jane Doe Sherrard, Wife
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 17, 2001No. 99-16974PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
The primary issue in this police-shooting case is whether the district court erred by giving the jury an excessive force instruction rather than a deadly force instruction pursuant to Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1, 105 S.Ct. 1694, 85 L.Ed.2d 1 (1985). Justin Monroe brought suit against Sgt. Donald Sherrard, an officer with the Phoenix Police Department, and the City of Phoenix (collectively, the “City”), alleging federal civil rights violations and state tort claims arising from an altercation in which Sgt. Sherrard shot Monroe. A jury returned a verdict in favor of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Gilbrook v. City of WestminsterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Cunningham v. GatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- John Louis Lalonde v. County of Riverside, Robert Moquin, and Jason Horton, OpinionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Torres v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Carrie Tritchler v. The County of Lake, the Superior Court in and for the County of Lake, and Lee B. PooleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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