“DETENTION FOR INVESTIGATION” HOW LONG IS TOO LONG?
By Michael D. Williamson, Esq. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a five-hour detention, even assuming a legitimate reason to detain initially existed, but then dissipated, was too long under the circumstances. The court rejected a claim of qualified...
Tabares v. City of Huntington Beach
Author: Robert Rabe Huntington Beach Police Officer, Eric Esparza, fatally shot Dillan Tabares after the two were involved in a physical altercation. The decedent’s mother sued the City and Esparza under 42 U.S.C. §1983 and California negligence law. Esparza brought a... 