Because of interference in investigation, Petaluma teen can't sue deputy who threw her to ground
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused Friday to allow a Petaluma teenager to sue for excessive force when a sheriff’s deputy threw her to the ground after the teen and her mother allegedly interfered with the officer’s investigation of suspected domestic violence.Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle
A divided federal appeals court refused Friday to allow a Petaluma teenager to sue for excessive force when a sheriff’s deputy threw her to the ground and rubbed her face in the gravel after the teen and her mother allegedly interfered with the officer’s investigation of suspected domestic violence.