Kelvin Gant v. County of Los Angeles

MEMORANDUM

This is a casé of mistaken identity arising from the separate arrests and detentions of three men — Kelvin Gant, Reginald Lenard Smith, and Jose Alexander Ventu-ra — based on warrants intended for other people. Appellants filed over twenty federal and state law claims alleging that various defendants issued flawed warrants, improperly arrested them, or improperly detained them. The district court ruled against all of the appellants’ claims at issue on appeal either on motions to dismiss, through judgment on the pleadings, or on summary judgment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

A dismissal for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) is reviewed de novo. See Knievel v. ESPN, 393 F.3d 1068, 1072 (9th Cir.2005). All allegations of material fact are taken as true and construed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. Id. A complaint need not contain detailed factual allegations, but “a plaintiffs obligation to provide the grounds of his entitlement to relief requires more than labels and conclusions, and a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action will not do.” Bell Atl. Corp. v.…