Ellis

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 19 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JENNI ELLIS, No. 24-1361 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:22-cv-05142-BHS v.

MEMORANDUM*

PIERCE COUNTY, LEVI REDDING and 'JANE DOE' REDDING,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Benjamin Settle, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 5, 2024 Seattle, Washington

Before: BOGGS,** R. NELSON, and MCKEOWN, Circuit Judges. Partial Dissent by R. NELSON.

This Fourth Amendment excessive-force case involves the deployment of a

“bite-and-hold” K9 after law enforcement responded to a 911 domestic-assault call.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Danny J. Boggs, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting by designation. When three Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene, Eric Vankirk reported

that his…