The following excerpt is from Heinke v. Cnty. of Tehama Sheriff's Dep't, No. CIV. S-12-2433 LKK/KJN (E.D. Cal. 2014):
Plaintiff alleges that defendant DeLaughder used excessive force by tasering plaintiff during the transfer from the dormitory to the single cell. At trial, it will be plaintiff's burden to show that excessive force was used on him. Peraza v. Delameter, 722 F.2d 1455, 1457 (9th Cir. 1984) ("It follows that until a plaintiff proves excessive force was used in effectuating the arrest, there is no constitutional violation in a case such as this where there is no dispute that the police had the right
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