Legal Opinion
Blanford v. Sacramento County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 5, 2005No. 03-17146PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge RYMER. Dissent by Judge NOONAN.
RYMER, Circuit Judge:
Matthew Aaron Blanford appeals the summary judgment in favor of Brett Anderson, Todd Hengel, Lou Blanas, and *1112Sacramento County1 in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging claims of excessive force and unreasonable seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Blanford was shot and severely injured after he ignored warnings and commands to stop and drop an edged sword that he was carrying and instead tried to enter a house in a residential area. There is no doubt that the facts of this ease are tragic and that the ease is a…
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