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)

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.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

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