Cooper v. Palmieri

56 F.3d 70 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sonya L. COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. PALMIERI, Police Officer of the City of San Pablo, California; M. Foise, Police Officer of the City of San Pablo, California; Allen Sjostrand, Inspector of the District Attorney's Office Contra Costa County, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-17228. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 10, 1995. * Decided May 19, 1995. Before: CHOY, POOLE, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Sonya L. Cooper ("Cooper") appeals the district court's grant of partial summary judgment in favor of Officer Jeffrey Palmieri ("Palmieri"), Officer Mark Foisie ("Foisie"), and Inspector Allen Sjostrand ("Sjostrand") (collectively "the Defendants") on her 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 claims for the Defendants' use of excessive force in entering Cooper's home and arresting her and for false arrest. The Defendants assert qualified immunity from Cooper's Sec. 1983 claims. We affirm.…