Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oct. 29, 2020
Split panel rules officer kneeling on suspect on the ground was excessive force
Another officer acted reasonably when he fired bean bag rounds to bring down the suspect, who refused to get on the ground, the majority ruled. The officers responded to a 911 call that he was threatening two girls and their mother with a chain saw.
An Alameda County man accused of threatening his girlfriend and her daughters with a chainsaw can reinstate an excessive force lawsuit against a police officer who knelt on his back for roughly 8 seconds while handcuffing him, a split 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled.
Circuit Judge Susan P. Graber wrote in the majority opinion filed late Tuesday that Off...
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