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Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)

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Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)
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Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)
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2018-05-30

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with particular strength in the context of the Eighth
Amendment. A plaintiff cannot prove an Eighth Amendment
violation without showing that force was employed
“maliciously and sadistically” for the purpose of causing
harm. See Whitley v. Albers, 475 U.S. 312, 320–21 (1986)
(quoting Johnson v. Glick, 481 F.2d 1028, 1033 (2d Cir.
1973) (Friendly, J.)).