Flythe Ex Rel. Estate of Flythe v. District of Columbia

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• noting that at trial, the jury found an officer liable for assault but not excessive force
• noting that every circuit court to address deadly officer shootings carefully examines the record evidence for consistency with an officer’s account
• noting that “a jury could conclude” that Mr. Flythe “threatened Officer Eagan with a knife”
• noting that at trial, the jury found an officer liable for assault but not excessive force
• noting that “the jury found . . . the District vicariously liable for assault and battery committed by both officers”
• concluding 22 that an inmate’s claim would not be moot upon transfer where the policy pursuant to which 23 the alleged violation occurred was “system wide” and one of the defendants was in charge of the policy

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