Thomas Avina v. United States

How courts have described this case

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• ruling that “the use of handcuffs on 15 the adult members of the Avina family was reasonable as it minimized the risk of harm to both 16 officers and occupants” of a residence
• holding that police officers did not act unreasonably when, in executing a search warrant for a drug trafficker, they forced an occupant of a home to the ground and handcuffed adults in the home
• allowing certain FTCA claims to proceed where federal agents allegedly committed the tort of assault and battery while executing a search warrant
• applying 5 || standard to assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims against 6 || United States
• to bring claims of assault and battery under California law plaintiff must show excessive force
• “summary judgment or judgment as a matter of law in excessive force cases 20 should be granted sparingly”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).