Legal Opinion
Kyles v. Baker
District Court, N.D. California
Decided October 31, 2014No. Case No. 13-cv-04695-WHOPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Re: Dkt. No. 24
WILLIAM H. ORRICK, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
During an encounter with Pittsburg, California police officers on November 30, 2011, plaintiff Bruce Kyles was forced to the ground, tased multiple times, struck with a flashlight, and mauled by a police dog before being arrested and charged under California Penal Code sections 69 and 148(a)(1). Kyles claims the officers’ use of force against him was unprovoked; the officers assert that Kyles was verbally and physically resisting…
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