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Task: Duty to Protect

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Munger v. City of Glasgow, 227 F.3d 1082 (9 Cir. 2000).
Officers may have a duty to protect an individual where actions of

the officers create or enhance the danger to that individual.

Example: Officers eject bar patron into freezing temperatures

without his coat and refuse to allow his re-entry into the building or

him going to his vehicle due to the risk of him driving while

intoxicated.

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