Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Sacramento County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1996No. 93-15924PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
This 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case involves a high-speed pursuit of two teenagers on a motorcycle by a law enforcement officer in a patrol ear. One of the teenagers was killed. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment on the issue of qualified immunity as to the officer but affirm the grant of summary judgment in favor of the municipal defendants.
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Because this case comes before us on summary judgment, the following facts are presented in the light most favorable to plaintiffs. See Jesinger v. Nevada Fed.…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Lewis v. County of SacramentoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
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- Byrd v. GuessCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Eddie Mays v. City of East St. Louis, Illinois, Leland Cherry, and Victor Lee BurriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- January Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2025
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