U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 26, 2016
Qualified immunity rejected for officers who detained attendees at child's party
San Diego police officers lost their bid for immunity Tuesday at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled they did not sufficiently show good reason to handcuff members of a Samoan family celebrating a birthday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
San Diego police officers lost their bid for immunity Tuesday at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled they did not sufficiently show good reason to handcuff the majority of a Samoan family celebrating a 7-year-old girl's birthday.
The Samoan family was unarmed, although the 9th Circuit opinion points out that one of the teenage boys at the party had a plast...
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