Legal Opinion
Alejandro Velazquez v. City of Long Beach
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 15, 2015No. 12-56933PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Alejandro Velazquez' was arrested in front of his home in Long Beach, California, for violating California Penal Code § 148, which prohibits resisting or obstructing a police officer. In making the arrest, a Long Beach police officer struck Velazquez with a police baton about eleven times, injuring him. No charges relating to this incident were ever brought against Velazquez.
Velazquez sued the city of Long Beach (“the City”) and several police officers (collectively, the “Officers”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and California law, contending that he was, among other…
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