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HERNANDEZ v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 77-1458.

624 F.2d 935 (1980)

Peter L. HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; Edward M. Davis, Chief of Police of the City of Los Angeles; Officer Thomas Bradford; Officer Robert Pixler; and Officer Gregory Schwien, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 6, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adolph B. Busto, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Burt Pines, City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOODWIN, HUG and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Hernandez appeals from a grant of summary judgment for defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the City of Los Angeles, its chief of police, and three named police officers, invoking this court's jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1976). We reverse and remand.

Hernandez's complaint alleged that police officers used excessive force in the course of arresting him, thus violating his civil rights. The defendants...

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