Vol. 39 No. 13 QUALIFIED IMMUNITY SHIELDED OFFICERS FROM EXCESSIVE FORCE CLAIM WHERE OFFICERS DEFENSIVELY RETURNED FIRE DURING AN ACTIVE SHOOTING, SERIOUSLY WOUNDING A PASSENGER WHO WAS NOT SUSPECTED OF ANY WRONGDOING
In Cuevas v. City of Tulare,[1] the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed on qualified immunity grounds the District Court’s summary judgment in favor of police officers in an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that the officers used excessive force by shooting into a vehicle following a high-speed felony chase, seriously […]