Vol. 33 No. 19 NINTH CIRCUIT GRANTS QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR USE OF FORCE, BUT PERMITS ADA AND REHABILITATION ACT CLAIMS TO PROCEED
On June 11, 2018, in the case of Vos v. City of Newport Beach, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 15633 (U.S. June 11, 2018), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that a reasonable jury could conclude the officers’ deadly use of force constituted excessive force thereby violating the individual’s Fourth Amendment rights. However, the Court […]