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SANTOS v. GATES

No. 00-56114.

287 F.3d 846 (2002)

Kam SANTOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daryl GATES; Willie Williams; Bernard Parks; City of Los Angeles; Edith Perez; Jacqueline Boyer, LAPD Sergeant; Kim Allen, LAPD Officer; James Lee, LAPD Officer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 23, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Yagman, Yagman, Yagman & Reichmann, Venice, CA, for appellant.

Janet Bogigian, Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for appellees.

Before: REINHARDT and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges, and DAMRELL, District Judge.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.

On December 12, 1997, appellant Kam Santos encountered two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers, Kimberly Allen and James Lee. Shortly thereafter, he was diagnosed with a broken back. Santos brought this action against the officers pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that his injury was caused by the police officers' use of excessive force. A three-day trial was held, and at the...

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