Legal Opinion
Gabriel Ruvalcaba v. City of Los Angeles Daryl Gates, Martin Coon, ( 21604) in Both Their Personal and Official Capacities
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1999No. 97-55353PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Gabriel Ruvalcaba was seriously injured during his arrest and apprehension by a Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) canine unit. Ruvalcaba brought this action in federal district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that he was the victim of excessive force during his arrest, and that his treating physician at the jail dispensary was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. He sued, among others, the City of Los Angeles (the “City”), LAPD Chief Daryl Gates (“Gates”), Officer Martin Coon (the canine officer who arrested Ruvalcaba),…
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