What is the test for excessive force claims under the Fourth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Medvedeva v. City of Kirkland, No. 15-35750 (9th Cir. 2018):
Excessive force claims are analyzed under the reasonableness standard of the Fourth Amendment. See Hung Lam v. City of San Jose, 869 F.3d 1077, 1087 (9th Cir. 2017). We have upheld "fairly general reasonableness/ totality of the
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