Browse 24 fourth amendment excessive force cases decided by Ninth Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Ninth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Case
Brown v. Salcido, decided by Ninth Circuit on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of qualified immunity to a deputy sheriff accuse...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Officers in Excessive Force Case
Bates v. Pakseresht, decided by Ninth Circuit on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a ...
Ninth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Case
Gonzalez v. City of Phoenix, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the denial of qualified immunity to Phoenix police officers ac...
Ninth Circuit: Border Patrol agent not immune for Taser use on fleeing suspect
King v. Villegas, decided by Ninth Circuit on October 20, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of qualified immunity to a Border Patrol agent...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
Estate of Jill Ann Esche v. Bunuel-Jordana, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgme...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for City in Officer's Retaliation Case
Jones v. City of North Las Vegas, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the C...
Deputy Sheriff Denied Qualified Immunity for Excessive Force
Garcia v. County of Alameda, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 4, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to a deput...
Excessive Force Claim Fails: Qualified Immunity Shields Officer
McNeil v. Gittere, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's grant of summary judgment to a defendant police off...
No Soliciting Sign Not State Action, First Amendment Claim Fails
Sodha v. Golubowski, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, holding that ...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in ADA Accommodation Case
Schwartz v. Miller, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Miller, ...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
Searle v. Allen, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Allen, in a...
Ninth Circuit: Probable Cause for Arrest Defeats Constitutional Claims
Frankie Greer v. County of San Diego, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Frankie Greer sued the County of San Diego for alleged violations of his constit...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity for Officer in Excessive Force Case
Gladys Perez v. William Reubart, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Gladys Perez sued William Reubart for alleged violations of her constitutional rights...
Ninth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity for Excessive Force
Flaxman v. Ferguson, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 22, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to a former police o...
Ninth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Case
Gonzalez v. Herrera, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 19, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of qualified immunity to a Border Patrol agent ac...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Seattle Police in Excessive Force Case
Cheairs v. City of Seattle, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Se...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Prosecutorial Immunity in Civil Rights Case
Khatibi v. Hawkins, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, a...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Excessive Force Lawsuit Against LAPD
Estate of Daniel Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles, decided by Ninth Circuit on June 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a wrongfu...
Ninth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Case
G. C. v. Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on May 8, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of qualified immunity to law enforcement officers in ...
Officer denied qualified immunity for pepper-spraying subdued inmate
Aurora Regino v. Kelly Staley, decided by Ninth Circuit on April 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to a former ...
Officers denied qualified immunity for excessive force after surrender
Mayfield v. City of Mesa, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 24, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to police office...
Ninth Circuit Denies Preliminary Injunction in Excessive Force Case
Estate of Clemente Najera Aguirre v. County of Riverside, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a p...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
Hudnall v. Dudek, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a § 198...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
Reed Day v. Ben Henry, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Ben H...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 24 fourth amendment excessive force cases from Ninth Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 18, Plaintiff Win: 5, Remanded: 1.
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