Wash. Federal Judge Agrees To Exclude State’s Expert In Excessive Force Case

( June 22, 2026, 8:31 AM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A pro se plaintiff who sued probation officials from the Washington Department of Corrections for violating his civil rights during an arrest convinced a federal judge in Washington that an expert retained to testify that the use of force was appropriate offered impermissible legal conclusions and unreliable opinions....