Posted On: January 10, 2008 by Mary Frances Prevost

CALIFORNIA CIVIL RIGHTS NEWS: NINTH CIRCUIT SAYS ALLEGATIONS OF EXCESSIVE FORCE ARE ENOUGH TO DEFEAT GOVERNMENT'S MOTION TO DISMISS

Allegation of excessive force was enough to defeat governmental entities motion to dismiss, something that cannot be resolved at the pleading stage.

Garcia v. City of Merced, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2135 (E.D. Cal. January 10, 2008).*

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