Cunningham v. Gates, No. CV96-2666 JSL (C.D.Cal.) (989 F.Supp. 1262) (December 16, 1997) (Judge J. Spencer Letts)
Loaded on May 1, 1998
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May 04, 1998
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Case denied numerous motions for summary judgment on grounds of qualified immunity in a case of chilling police brutality.
These two summary orders should be required reading for anyone considering civil rights suits for damages based on excessive police brutality; or anyone who doubts that the police sometimes …
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