9th Cir.
11-17454
The court of appeals vacated a district court judgment and remanded the action for further proceedings. The court held that police officers enjoyed qualified immunity against a minor’s federal civil rights claims where the law was, and still is, not “clearly established” that handcuffing and driving a juvenile from school to a relative’s place of business implicates Fourth Amendment rights. The court held further that protracted unscripted discussions between the district court and jurors were so confusing and potentially misleading as to require a new trial on the minor’s claims arising out of his handcuffing and removal from school by city police officers.
