What is the test for liability for the actions of a police officer in the context of civil litigation?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Duran v. City of Douglas, Ariz., 904 F.2d 1372 (9th Cir. 1989):
Nevertheless, there are well-defined limits on what police officers may do in discharging their duties, and police may be held liable for acting outside these limits. Perhaps the most fundamental of these is the requirement that the police not interfere with the freedom of private persons unless it be for specific, legitimate reasons. See Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 21, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 1879-80, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). In
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