The United States District Court for the Central District of California issued an order granting summary judgment in favor of two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies in a federal civil rights lawsuit.  Plaintiff alleged that the deputies’ use of a police canine and less-lethal 40-millimeter launcher to arrest him were excessive and violated his civil rights.  The District Court found that the deputies’ use of force was objectively reasonable under the circumstances and that the deputies were entitled to qualified immunity.  The County and its individual deputies were represented by Jill Williams and Christopher Hanson.