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Armed, Belligerant, Defiant Suspect Need Not Point Weapon at Police to Justify Use of Deadly Force
In Handy v. Jones, published September 15, 2026, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court order denying a motion to dismiss. Late at night, the plaintiffs’ decedent’s neighbor called 911 multiple times to report a disturbance between the decedent and his girlfriend. The neighbor reported hearing screaming, a loud thud against the… Keep reading →
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In CAPEEM V. Torlakson, published September 3, 2020, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed judgment in favor of the State Board of Education and State Department of Education against a challenge brought by parents of Hindu children in California state schools. The state defendants developed model curriculum outlines concerning the history of the world's… Keep reading →
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In City of Los Angeles v. Herman, published August 28, 2020, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 2 affirmed a trial court order issuing a workplace violence restraining order imposed on the defendant under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.8, restraining the defendant's contact with a deputy city attorney. The defendant, who regularly attended city… Keep reading →
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In Frausto v. Department of the California Highway Patrol, published August 21, 2020, the First District Court of Appeal, Division 2 affirmed a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs in a wrongful death case. Officers conducted a traffic stop of the decedent. They suspected he was using drugs. They observed him put something in his mouth… Keep reading →
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In Hernandez v. Skinner, published August 10, 2020, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order denying summary judgment to a sheriff's deputy and a Montana state court judge on the ground of qualified immunity. The plaintiff accompanied his wife to a hearing on the wife's request for a protection order, to serve… Keep reading →
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In B.B. v. County of Los Angeles, published August 10, 2020, the California Supreme Court reversed a judgment after jury trial in a case alleging police use of force against a resisting suspect, resulting in the suspect's death, was battery. A decedent who appeared to be under the influence of PCP was accused of attempting to… Keep reading →
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In Granny Purps, Inc. v. County of Santa Cruz, published August 5, 2020, the Sixth District Court of Appeal affirmed in part and reversed in part a trial court's dismissal of a lawsuit after an order sustaining a demurrer. The county's ordinance limited cultivation of medical marijuana to 99 plants. The plaintiff corporation's marijuana dispensary was… Keep reading →
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In Pimental v. City of Los Angeles, published July 22, 2020, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part summary judgment granted to the defendant city in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 lawsuit. The plaintiffs challenged the city's initial fines and late fees for parking past the allotted time at parking… Keep reading →
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In Monzon v. City of Murrieta, published July 22, 2020, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendant city and its police officers in a use-of-force case brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state law. The decedent stole a van and led officers on a high-speed chase along residential… Keep reading →
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