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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 13 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Santos v. Gates.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos v. Gates Anchor | green | “even where some force is justified, the amount actually used may be excessive.” | 5 |
| 2 | Mary M. v. City of Los Angeles | green | “a governmental entity can be held vicariously liable when a police officer acting in the course and scope of employment uses excessive force or engages in assaultive conduct.” | 5 |
| 3 | Scruggs v. Haynes | green | “california cases have consistently held that a peace officer making an arrest is liable to the person arrested for using unreasonable force.” | 2 |
| 4 | Scruggs v. Haynes | green | “a peace officer making an arrest is liable to the person arrested for using unreasonable force.” | 1 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.