Legal Opinion
Dorina Mateyko, and Raymond Mateyko v. Thomas Felix, Michael Serafin, the City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1991No. 88-5986PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES R. BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
Raymond Mateyko sued the City of Los Angeles (the City) and certain of its police officers, asserting violations of his federal civil rights and various pendent state law claims based on alleged excessive use of force. Mateyko appealed the judgment. We affirm.
I
In Los Angeles on the afternoon of December 18, 1983, defendant officer Thomas Felix stopped Mateyko for crossing a street without stopping for a red traffic light in violation of California Vehicle Code § 21453(d). Mateyko resisted when Felix attempted to issue a citation, and Felix radioed for…
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