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Andrews v. Dominguez

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Nov 4, 2016
No. 14-56688 (9th Cir. Nov. 4, 2016)

Opinion

No. 14-56688

11-04-2016

ANDRE ANDREWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OSCAR DOMINGUEZ, Individual and a police officer of the Long Beach Police Department, official capacity; et al., Defendants-Appellees.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

D.C. No. 2:11-cv-08263-MWF-VBK MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Michael W. Fitzgerald, District Judge, Presiding Before: LEAVY, SILVERMAN, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Andre Andrews appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging an unlawful seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Gallegos v. City of Los Angeles, 308 F.3d 987, 990 (9th Cir. 2002). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment because Andrews failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether his encounter with defendant Dominguez rose to the level of a seizure for purposes of the Fourth Amendment. See United States v. Washington, 490 F.3d 765, 770 (9th Cir. 2007) (concluding that no seizure occurred when officer parked behind an individual in a parked car without lights or sirens; approached the car on foot; did not draw or touch a weapon; and engaged in brief, cordial, and courteous questioning); see also Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429, 434-35 (1991) (officers can question individuals, ask for identification, and request consent to search luggage even without basis for suspecting a particular individual).

Andrews' argument that the district court did not view the evidence in the light most favorable to him is unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Andrews v. Dominguez

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Nov 4, 2016
No. 14-56688 (9th Cir. Nov. 4, 2016)
Case details for

Andrews v. Dominguez

Case Details

Full title:ANDRE ANDREWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OSCAR DOMINGUEZ, Individual and a…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Nov 4, 2016

Citations

No. 14-56688 (9th Cir. Nov. 4, 2016)