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· 1/8/1998

Price v. County of San Diego

Citations

  • 990 F. Supp. 1230
  • 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9397
  • 1998 WL 16007

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • use of pepper spray not excessive where spray did not contribute to cause of death
  • no clearly established constitutional violation where officers left a detainee on hot pavement for several minutes
  • “the constitution does not impose a duty on peace officers to administer CPR personally”
  • \incidental pressure\ on the detainee's torso \for a few seconds\
  • \incidental pressure” on the detainee's torso \for a few seconds”
  • police officers did not use excessive force on subject who died of positional asphyxia, notwithstanding fact that they hog-tied him and left him in a prone position, on hot asphalt, for several minutes without monitoring his breathing

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Judges: Rhoades

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