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SHAFER v. COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA

No. 15-56548.

868 F.3d 1110 (2017)

Jay Russell SHAFER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA; Bill Brown, individually and as Sheriff of Santa Barbara County; Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department, Defendants, and Freddy Padilla, No. 2465, individually and as a peace officer, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 29, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Pat Barry (argued), Senior Deputy; Michael C. Ghizzoni, County Counsel; Office of County Counsel, Santa Barbara, California; for Defendant-Appellant.

Steven B. Stevens (argued), Los Angeles, California; Thomas E. Beck, The Beck Law Firm, Los Alamitos, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Milan D. Smith, Jr. and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges, and Gary Feinerman.

OPINION

College student Jay Russell Shafer refused to drop water balloons at the request of Santa Barbara Sheriff's Deputy Freddy Padilla. Deputy Padilla then used a leg sweep maneuver to take down and arrest Shafer. Shafer sued Deputy Padilla, asserting violations of his constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C...

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