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FORRETT v. RICHARDSON

No. 95-56162.

112 F.3d 416 (1997)

Brian FORRETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Linford RICHARDSON, Terry Frizell; Ronald O. Loveridge; Jack Clarke; Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 28, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Yagman, Yagman & Yagman, Venice, CA, and the Law Offices of Paul Hoffman (on the brief), Santa Monica, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

George J. Franscell and Priscilla F. Slocum (on the brief), Franscell, Strickland, Roberts & Lawrence, Pasadena, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges, and SHUBB, District Judge.

SHUBB, District Judge.

We consider whether the district court properly set aside the jury's verdicts in favor of Brian Forrett on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims. Forrett claimed that the defendant police officers used excessive force when they shot him as he tried to elude capture. He also alleged that then-police chief Linford Richardson ratified, and the City of Riverside had a policy of permitting, this use of deadly force. Following a trifurcated trial and verdicts...

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