Reeves

Houston v. Reeves

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 10, 202624-7268California1,555 words

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 10 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DANIELLE N. HOUSTON, No. 24-7268 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:22-cv-01045-JAM-SCR v.

MEMORANDUM*

DAVID REEVES; BRENDAN BASSI,

Defendants - Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California John A. Mendez, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 11, 2026 San Francisco, California

Before: N.R. SMITH, NGUYEN, and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges.

Defendants-Appellants Fairfield Police Officers Brendan Bassi (“Bassi”)

and David Reeves (“Reeves”) (collectively, “Defendants”) appeal the district

court’s denial of qualified immunity at summary judgment. We have jurisdiction

under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

On August 7, 2020, officers responded to a report of a physical fight

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. involving a man with a gun in a shopping plaza parking lot. The caller described

the man as a…

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