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MENDOZA v. BLOCK

No. 92-56225.

27 F.3d 1357 (1994)

Ronald MENDOZA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sherman BLOCK, Los Angeles County, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 15, 1994.

As Amended May 31, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Yagman, Yagman & Yagman, Venice, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Scott D. MacLatchie, Carol D. Janssen, Franscell, Strickland, Roberts & Lawrence, Pasadena, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: BROWNING, BOOCHEVER, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge BOOCHEVER.

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

Ronald Mendoza was severely bitten by a police canine while attempting to evade arrest for robbing a bank by hiding in some bushes. His civil rights action against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies involved in his arrest was dismissed on the grounds of qualified immunity, and he appeals.

We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On March 9, 1988, Ronald Mendoza robbed a bank in Hacienda...

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