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DRUMMOND EX REL. DRUMMOND v. CITY OF ANAHEIM

No. 02-55320.

343 F.3d 1052 (2003)

Brian Thomas DRUMMOND, by and through his Guardian ad Litem Thomas R. DRUMMOND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF ANAHEIM, a California municipal entity, Anaheim Police Department, a California municipal entity, Roger Baker, Christopher Ned, Kristi Valentine, Brian Mcelhaney, Gregory Sawyer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 10, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Federico C. Sayre and Kent M. Henderson, Law Offices of Federico C. Sayre, Santa Ana, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Deborah P. Knefel, Deputy City Attorney, Anaheim, California, and William F. Bernard, Orange, California, for the defendants-appellees.

Before JAMES R. BROWNING, HARRY PREGERSON, and STEPHEN REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

Argued and Submitted February 3, 2003 — Pasadena, California.

OPINION

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.

We again confront the interplay of excessive force and qualified immunity in a case in which a mentally disturbed individual suffers serious injuries as a result of an encounter with police officers. Once again, we reverse the grant of summary judgment in favor of the officers and remand for a trial on the merits. Three Anaheim police officers determined...

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