Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2018

Escondido v. Emmons

Decided January 7, 2019. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-1660 · 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Holding

The Ninth Circuit failed to conduct the analysis required by this Court’s precedents in determining whether two Escondido police officers were entitled to qualified immunity.

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