BLANFORD v. SACRAMENTO COUNTY

No. 03-17146.

406 F.3d 1110 (2005)

Matthew Aaron BLANFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SACRAMENTO COUNTY; Lou Blanas, Sacramento County Sheriff; Brett Anderson, Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy; Todd Hengel, Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart Katz, John M. Poswall, for plaintiff-appellant Matthew Aaron Blanford.

Terence J. Cassidy (argued), Jennifer E. Duggan, Carl J. Calnero (on the brief), Porter, Scott, Weiberg & Delehant, for defendants-appellees County of Sacramento, Lou Blanas, Brett Anderson, and Todd Hengel.

Before: NOONAN, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge RYMER. Dissent by Judge NOONAN.

RYMER, Circuit Judge:

Matthew Aaron Blanford appeals the summary judgment in favor of Brett Anderson, Todd Hengel, Lou Blanas, and Sacramento County1 in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging claims of excessive force and unreasonable seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Blanford was shot and severely injured after he ignored...

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