The following excerpt is from Pottorff v. City of Fresno, No. 1:16-cv-01593-DAD-SKO (E.D. Cal. 2020):
3. Relatedly, it has been recognized that "[a] desire to resolve quickly a potentially dangerous situation is not the type of governmental interest that, standing alone, justifies the use of force that may cause serious injury." Deorle v. Rutherford, 272 F.3d 1272, 1281 (9th Cir. 2001).
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