The following excerpt is from Dannebaum v. Cnty. of San Diego, CASE NO. 14cv454-LAB (WVG) (S.D. Cal. 2016):
factors in resolving a due process claim alleging excessive force: (1) the need for the application of force, (2) the relationship between the need and the amount of force that was used, (3) the extent of the injury inflicted, and (4) whether force was applied in a good faith effort to maintain and restore discipline. White v. Roper, 901 F.2d 1501, 1507 (9th Cir. 1990).
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