Kevin Briggs v. Gallatin County

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 14 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

KEVIN BRIGGS, No. 22-35527

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:18-cv-00010-KLD

v.

MEMORANDUM*

GALLATIN COUNTY; JOHN DOES, 1-8,

as individuals and in their official capacity as detention officers,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Kathleen Louise DeSoto, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 3, 2025 San Francisco, California

Before: CALLAHAN, BADE, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff-Appellant Kevin Briggs sued Defendant-Appellant Gallatin County

alleging violations of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights while he was a

pretrial detainee at the Gallatin County Detention Center. After a five-day trial, the

jury awarded Briggs nominal damages on two of his claims and found in favor of

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. the County on his remaining claims. Briggs now…