MONTIEL v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 92-55157.

2 F.3d 335 (1993)

Michael A. MONTIEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; L.A. Police Sergeant S. Alvarez, Los Angeles Police Officers Charles L. Scott, Amy Nelson, Stanley K. Morishima, and Richard J. Mercado, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Burton, Burton & Norris, Pasadena, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gregory P. Orland, Deputy City Atty., Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: BROWNING, BRIGHT, and TANG, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge:

Michael Montiel brought a § 1983 action against the City of Los Angeles (the City) and various Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers, alleging they violated his first, fourth, fifth, ninth, thirteenth and fourteenth amendment rights by wrongfully arresting him and using excessive force against him. The case went to trial and the district court subsequently granted judgment as a matter of law to the City and one of the officers...

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