Washie Ouma v. Clackamas County

MEMORANDUM

Washie Ouma appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations arising from an arrest and a subsequent visual body cavity strip search during his pre-arraignment detention at Washington County jail. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Jones v. Blanas, 393 F.3d 918, 926 (9th Cir. 2004). We may affirm on any ground supported by the record. Cigna Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Polaris Pictures Corp., 159 F.3d 412, 418 (9th Cir. 1998). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Ouma’s claims against defendant Clackamas County arising from his arrest because Ouma failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether any constitutional deprivation resulted from an official policy, practice, or custom of Clackamas County. See Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 690-94 , 98 S.Ct. 2018 , 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978) (setting forth requirements for a § 1983 claim of municipal liability).

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