Legal Opinion
Ngiraingas v. Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1988No. 86-2840PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether the district court properly dismissed appellants’ federal civil rights claims against the Government of Guam, the Guam Police Department, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, and several Guam police officers acting in their individual and official capacities.
Facts
On March 31, 1983, appellants were picked up by Guam police on suspicion of having committed certain narcotics offenses. They were taken to police headquarters in Agana where the defendant police officers allegedly “harassed, threatened, intimidated and beat[]” them, and forced…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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