Lawyers for the family of a man who suffocated to death in the custody of Fresno law enforcement want a full panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal to rehear a decision that deputy sheriffs and a paramedic are shielded from liability by qualified immunity.
"This ruling demonstrates that qualified immunity continues to allow police officers to skirt accountability even when they clearly use excessive force," John Taylor of Taylor & Ring said in a statement. &qu...
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