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Goodman v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Plaintiff-Appellee Chentile Goodman sued Defendants-Appellants Detective John Segura, Sergeant James Signorello, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department after the officers stopped and detained her on suspicion of loitering for the purpose of prostitution. This interlocutory appeal challenges (a) the denial of summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds on Goodman’s claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , (b) the grant of summary judgment in Goodman’s favor on the § 1983 claims, and (c) the denial of summary judgment to the officers and grant of summary judgment to Goodman on the state false imprisonment claim. We have jurisdiction over the federal claims. Mueller v. Auker, 576 F.3d 979, 989 (9th Cir.2009). We affirm in part and reverse in part the district court’s order concerning the federal claims, and remand for trial. We dismiss the appeal as to the state law claim.
1. On review of cross motions for summary judgment, we must carefully examine the factual record in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party as to each motion. Suzuki Motor Corp. v. Consumers Union of U.S., Inc., 330 F.3d 1110, 1131 (9th Cir.2003). Because the facts here are so thoroughly…