Blanford v. Sacramento County

406 F.3d 1110 Matthew Aaron BLANFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SACRAMENTO COUNTY; Lou Blanas, Sacramento County Sheriff; Brett Anderson, Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy; Todd Hengel, Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-17146. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 15, 2005. Filed May 6, 2005. Stewart Katz, John M. Poswall, for plaintiff-appellant Matthew Aaron Blanford. Terence J. Cassidy (argued), Jennifer E. Duggan, Carl J. Calnero (on the brief), Porter, Scott, Weiberg & Delehant, for defendants-appellees County of Sacramento, Lou Blanas, Brett Anderson, and Todd Hengel. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; Garland E. Burrell, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-02068-GEB/GGH. Before: NOONAN, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge RYMER. Dissent by Judge NOONAN. RYMER, Circuit Judge: 1 Matthew Aaron Blanford appeals the summary judgment in favor of Brett Anderson, Todd Hengel, Lou Blanas, and Sacramento County 1 in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging claims of excessive force and unreasonable seizure in violation of the Fourth…