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Appellate Practice

Jan. 4, 2006

9th Circuit Reverses Police Liability Ruling

SAN FRANCISCO - An 11-judge federal appeals panel has granted a reprieve to Los Angeles officers who were earlier held liable for barging into a private home to conduct a search of a parolee who was in jail at the time.

By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        An 11-judge federal appeals panel has granted a reprieve to Los Angeles officers who were earlier held liable for barging into a private home to conduct a search of a parolee who was in jail at the time.
        But one of those officers used excessive force by pointing his gun at an...

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