Legal Opinion
Watkins v. City of Oakland
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1998No. 96-17239PublishedCited by 217 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Oakland Police Department (OPD) Chief Joseph Samuels, OPD Officer Craig Chew, and the City of Oakland appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for qualified immunity and summary judgment in Nathaniel Watkins’ action for damages from dog bite injuries inflicted on him by “Nero,” an OPD canine, during his apprehension and arrest for burglary. Watkins brought this action in federal district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming a violation of the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on the use of excessive force in effecting an arrest. The district court denied…
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