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Quintanilla v. City of Downey

U.S.
Feb 18, 1997
519 U.S. 1122 (1997)

Summary

finding no showing of excessive force in the use of a police dog and noting that "a public entity is not liable for § 1983 damages under a policy that can cause constitutional deprivations, when the factfinder concludes that an individual officer, acting pursuant to the policy, inflicted no constitutional harm to the plaintiff"

Summary of this case from Morgan v. Bend-La Pine School District

Opinion

No. 96-6910.

February 18, 1997, October TERM, 1996.


C.A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 84 F. 3d 353.


Summaries of

Quintanilla v. City of Downey

U.S.
Feb 18, 1997
519 U.S. 1122 (1997)

finding no showing of excessive force in the use of a police dog and noting that "a public entity is not liable for § 1983 damages under a policy that can cause constitutional deprivations, when the factfinder concludes that an individual officer, acting pursuant to the policy, inflicted no constitutional harm to the plaintiff"

Summary of this case from Morgan v. Bend-La Pine School District
Case details for

Quintanilla v. City of Downey

Case Details

Full title:QUINTANILLA v. CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA, ET AL

Court:U.S.

Date published: Feb 18, 1997

Citations

519 U.S. 1122 (1997)

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