What is the test for an excessive force claim under the Fourth Amendment?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Espinosa v. City And County Of San Fran, 598 F.3d 528 (9th Cir. 2010):

2. As observed in Blanford v. Sacramento County. 406 F.3d 1110, 1115 (9th Cir.2005), an analysis of an excessive force claim under the objective reasonableness standard of the Fourth Amendment requires "consideration of the totality of the facts and circumstances in the particular case [emphasis added]."

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