Legal Opinion
Brooks v. City of Seattle
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 26, 2010No. 08-35526PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge HALL; Dissent by Judge BERZON.
HALL, Circuit Judge:
Sergeant Steven Daman, Officer Juan Ornelas, and Officer Donald Jones (collectively “the Officers”) appeal the district court’s denial of the Officers’ motion for summary judgment on Malaika Brooks’s § 1983 and state law claims. Brooks had sued the City of Seattle, the Seattle Police Department (“SPD”) and its chief, as well as the Officers, based on the Officers’ alleged excessive force when they tased her three times to effect her arrest. The district court denied the Officers’ motion for summary judgment,1 finding that they…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Virginia v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Smith v. City of HemetCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by35 opinions
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