What is the test for reasonable use of force by a police officer in entering a judge's chambers?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Jackson v. City of Bremerton, 268 F.3d 646 (9th Cir. 2001):

In addition, the court's consideration of "reasonableness must embody allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments--in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving--about the amount of force that is necessary in a particular situation." Id. at 396-97. "Not every push or shove, even if it may later seem unnecessary in the peace of a judge's chambers' violates the Fourth Amendment." Id. at 396 (quoting Johnson v. Glick, 481 F.2d 1028, 1033 (2d Cir. 1973)).

In evaluating the nature and quality of the intrusion, we must consider "the type

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