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Shafer v. Padilla

Supreme Court of the United States
May 29, 2018
138 S. Ct. 2582 (2018)

Summary

holding leg sweep maneuver constituted excessive force even where defendant was "noncompliant" and "presented some threat" to the arresting officer, as any threat was not "immediate" or "significant" enough to justify a leg sweep maneuver, but reversing denial of qualified immunity due to lack of clearly established law

Summary of this case from Acevedo v. City of Farmersville

Opinion

No. 17–1396.

05-29-2018

Jay Russell SHAFER, petitioner, v. Freddy PADILLA.


Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied.


Summaries of

Shafer v. Padilla

Supreme Court of the United States
May 29, 2018
138 S. Ct. 2582 (2018)

holding leg sweep maneuver constituted excessive force even where defendant was "noncompliant" and "presented some threat" to the arresting officer, as any threat was not "immediate" or "significant" enough to justify a leg sweep maneuver, but reversing denial of qualified immunity due to lack of clearly established law

Summary of this case from Acevedo v. City of Farmersville
Case details for

Shafer v. Padilla

Case Details

Full title:Jay Russell SHAFER, petitioner, v. Freddy PADILLA.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: May 29, 2018

Citations

138 S. Ct. 2582 (2018)
201 L. Ed. 2d 295

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