Legal Opinion
Debbie Floyd v. Larry Laws, and City of Sherwood, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1991No. 89-35208PublishedCited by 212 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Debbie Floyd and her three children sued Police Chief Larry Laws and the City of Sherwood in federal district court for $250,-000 in damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Floyd also filed pendent state tort actions for assault, battery, false arrest, 1 and intentional infliction of mental distress. Floyd raises four issues on appeal, alleging that the trial court, Judge O’Scannlain sitting for Judge Marsh, abused its discretion by (1) issuing a jury instruction on qualified immunity, (2) misstating the law of qualified immunity in its charge to the jury, (3) declaring Floyd’s…
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