Vol. 36 No. 18 BECAUSE PLAINTIFF NECESSARILY ADMITTED TO THE LAWFULNESS OF AN OFFICER’S ACTIONS IN HIS GUILTY PLEA, HIS EXCESSIVE FORCE CLAIM WAS BARRED
In Sanders v. City of Pittsburg,[1] the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a complaint brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging police officers used excessive force when they deployed a police dog against plaintiff. The Court concluded that the claim was barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), […]