The following excerpt is from Trevino v. City of Bakersfield, Case No.: 1:14-cv-001873 - JLT (E.D. Cal. 2016):
Notably, officers' conduct is evaluated from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene regardless of the actual motivation of the particular officers. Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 397
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