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SIMS v. STANTON

No. 11-55401.

DRENDOLYN SIMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MIKE STANTON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 3, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Marcel Stewart , San Diego, California, for Petitioner.

Peter J. Ferguson , Santa Ana, California, for Respondent.

Opinion by Judge Reinhardt

OPINION

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.

Drendolyn Sims suffered serious injuries as a result of officer Mike Stanton's act of kicking down the front gate to her small, enclosed yard. Sims was standing directly behind the gate when it swung open, knocking her down and rendering her temporarily unconscious, or at least incoherent, causing a laceration on her forehead and an injury to her shoulder. Stanton unreasonably believed that his warrantless entry into the...

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