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RUVALCABA v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 97-55353.

167 F.3d 514 (1999)

Gabriel RUVALCABA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; Daryl Gates, Martin Coon, (# 21604) in both their personal and official capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald W. Cook, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Katherine J. Hamilton, Assistant City Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: FLETCHER, BOOCHEVER, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Gabriel Ruvalcaba was seriously injured during his arrest and apprehension by a Los Angeles Police Department ("LAPD") canine unit. Ruvalcaba brought this action in federal district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that he was the victim of excessive force during his arrest, and that his treating physician at the jail dispensary was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. He sued, among others, the...

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