Authority of the Department of Justice to Retain Private Legal Counsel

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• finding “[l]egitimate law enforcement objectives include . . . arrest, self-protection, 20 and protection of the public”
• “Neither we nor the Supreme Court have held that merely unholstering a firearm, without more, constitutes excessive force.”
• per 1 We previously affirmed the denial of Defendants’ motion to dismiss on the basis of qualified immunity. Denby v. Engstrom, No. 20-16319, 2021 WL 2885846 (9th Cir. July 9, 2021). 2 curiam
• per 1 We previously affirmed the denial of Defendants’ motion to dismiss on the basis of qualified immunity. Denby v. Engstrom, No. 20-16319, 2021 WL 2885846 (9th Cir. July 9, 2021). 2 curiam
• “[W]e lack jurisdiction to consider questions of evidentiary sufficiency on interlocutory review.”
• “[W]e lack jurisdiction to consider questions of evidentiary sufficiency on interlocutory review.”

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