The following excerpt is from Devermont v. City of San Diego, CASE NO. 12-CV-1823-BEN (KSC) (S.D. Cal. 2014):
4. "There is no bright line rule for determining when an investigatory stop crosses the line and becomes an arrest." Gallegos v. City of Los Angeles, 308 F.3d 987, 991 (9th Cir. 2001) (citation omitted).
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