Legal Opinion
Chew v. Gates
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1994No. 91-55718PublishedCited by 366 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Partial Concurrences and Partial Dissents by Judges NORRIS and TROTT.
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
On appeal, Thane Carl Chew seeks the right to pursue his claims for damages resulting from dog bites inflicted on him by a police dog the Los Angeles Police Department uses to capture suspected criminals. Chew brought his action in federal district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983. He sued the City of Los Angeles, Police Chief Daryl Gates, and various other members of the police department for violations of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district…
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