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HUNTER v. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

No. 09-15288.

652 F.3d 1225 (2011)

Robert E. HUNTER, D.V.M.; Howard Eley, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; Sheriff's Department, County of Sacramento; Lou Blanas, Sheriff; Office of the District Attorney, County of Sacramento; Jan Scully; William Kevin Sowles; John McGinness, Sheriff; Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 26, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary W. Gorski (argued), Fair Oaks, CA, and Daniel M. Karalash, Sacramento, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas A. Cregger (argued), Randolph Cregger & Chalfant LLP, Sacramento, CA, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: STEPHEN REINHARDT and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges, and LOUIS H. POLLAK, Senior District Judge.

OPINION

POLLAK, District Judge:

Robert Hunter and Howard Eley, the plaintiffs in this § 1983 action, sought to prove at trial that they were subjected to excessive force while in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail pursuant to the County's allegedly unconstitutional custom or practice of using excessive force at the Main Jail. The jury found in favor of the County, and the District Court denied plaintiffs' motion for a new trial. In this appeal...

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