Legal Opinion

Clifford George v. Thomas Edholm

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 28, 2014No. 11-57075PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Clifford George appeals a grant of summary judgment to Pomona Police Officers Greg Freeman and Daryll Johnson. Acting pro se, George sued Freeman, Johnson, and a medical doctor and two nurses under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that they violated his rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments when the doctor, forcibly and without consent, removed a plastic baggie containing cocaine base from George’s rectum. We reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background

A. Factual Summary

According to a police report written by Officer…

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