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· 8/15/1988

United States v. Carlos Manuel Hernandez

Citations

  • 854 F.2d 295
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 11091
  • 1988 WL 83560

How courts have described this case

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

  • reversing the dismissal of an excessive force claim where officers threw the plaintiff, who “pose[d] no flight risk,” to the ground, kneed him in the back, and pushed his face into the concrete
  • “[T]he ultimate conclusion of whether the fourth amendment has been violated is subject to de novo review.”
  • historical facts reviewed under clearly erroneous standard; whether Fourth Amendment violation occurred reviewed de novo

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Judges: Lay, Wollman, Brown

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