Coleman

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 15 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SOLOMON COLEMAN, No. 24-2939 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 2:20-cv-00739-JAD-BNW v.

MEMORANDUM*

LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE

DEPARTMENT; JOSEPH

LEPORE; CHERYL HOOTEN; BRIAN

SANTAROSSA; DONALD SHANE; R.

TENNANT; VICENTE RAMIREZ; LISA

LUZAICH,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Jennifer A. Dorsey, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 15, 2026**

Before: PAEZ, BENNETT, and SUNG, Circuit Judges.

This action arises from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). internal investigation of former officer Solomon Coleman (“Plaintiff”) that resulted

in his arrest and prosecution for sex-related crimes. After his acquittal on all…