Jackson v. City of Los Angeles

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 9 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DEONTA JACKSON, No. 24-5396 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 2:22-cv-06523-SPG-KS v.

MEMORANDUM*

CITY OF LOS ANGELES; VICTOR

MORALES, individually and as a peace officer, No. 96038; DOES, 1-10,

Defendants - Appellees,

v.

LOS ANGELES OFFICE OF THE

DISTRICT ATTORNEY,

Third-pty-defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Sherilyn Peace Garnett, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 5, 2026** Pasadena, California

* 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). Before: LEE, KOH, and DE ALBA, Circuit Judges.

After the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office dropped charges against

Deonta Jackson for the robbery of a jewelry store, Jackson—claiming the

prosecution relied on a flawed identification…