Edmond Lee Fuller v. County of Los Angeles Sherman Block Kenneth Bickerstaff

86 F.3d 1162 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Edmond Lee FULLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; Sherman Block; Kenneth Bickerstaff, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-56416. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 11, 1995. Decided May 22, 1996. 1 Before: SCHROEDER and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and BURNS, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 On June 7, 1988, plaintiff Edmond Fuller was bitten by a police dog during his arrest by Los Angeles County deputy sheriffs for auto theft. On March 30, 1990, Fuller filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in federal district court against the arresting deputies, Sheriff Sherman Block and Los Angeles County, for damages arising out of the arrest. His complaint alleged violations on various state and federal grounds, including the use of excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment. 4 Fuller's case came to trial in June 1994. The district court exercised its…