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VELAZQUEZ v. CITY OF LONG BEACH

No. 12-56933.

793 F.3d 1010 (2015)

Alejandro VELAZQUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LONG BEACH; Long Beach Police Department; Kalid Abuhadwan, Officer, in his individual and official capacity; Martin Ron, Officer, in his individual and official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 15, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell Keiter , Beverly Hills, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Howard D. Russell (argued), Deputy City Attorney; Charles Parkin , City Attorney, Long Beach, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: KIM McLANE WARDLAW and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges and WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge.

OPINION

Alejandro Velazquez was arrested in front of his home in Long Beach, California, for violating California Penal Code § 148, which prohibits resisting or obstructing a police officer. In making the arrest, a Long Beach police officer struck Velazquez with a police baton about eleven times, injuring him...

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