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JOHNSON v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 02-55881.

340 F.3d 787 (2003)

James JOHNSON, III, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; Leroy Baca; Terry Spindler; Thomas Hill; Doug Duvall; James Mee; John Clark; Julian Wallace; Nellifern Thomas, Defendants, and Michael Woodard, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 15, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven D. Blades, Manning & Marder Kass Ellrod Ramirez, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellant.

Paul L. Hoffman, Schonbrun Desimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman, LLP, Venice, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before TROTT, TALLMAN, Circuit Judges, and COLLINS, District Judge.

OPINION

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

In the course of his flight from police and ensuing arrest for armed robbery, James Johnson ("Johnson") was rendered a paraplegic. He brought claims arising from his injury against several of the involved law enforcement officers, medical service workers, and their employer, the County of Los Angeles. Relevant to this interlocutory appeal is a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against Deputy Michael Woodard ("Deputy Woodard") for...

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