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Mattos v. Agarano, No. 08-15567 (9th Cir.) (661 F.3d 433) (October 17, 2011) (Judge Richard A. Paez)

Loaded on Oct. 31, 2011 published in Punch and Jurists October 31, 2011
Filed under: Excessive Force, Punch And Jurists.

Here a divided en banc Court split on the issue of whether the tasing of two women in 2004 and 2006 (one of whom was pregnant and neither of whom posed any threat to the safety or security of the police) constituted unlawful excessive force.

The Federal judiciary also continues ...

 

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