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Owen Keiper v. Venta

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670 F. App'x 529
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 3, 201615-35575California646 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Owen Keiper appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations arising from the seizure and impoundment of his vehicle. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1056 (9th Cir. 2004), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment because Keiper failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants Brown and Venta personally participated in the alleged rights deprivation. See Jones v. Williams, 297 F.3d 930, 934-35 (9th Cir. 2002) (“In order for a person acting under color of state law to be liable under section 1983 there must be a showing of personal participation in the alleged rights deprivation.”); Cafasso, U.S. ex rel. v. Gen. Dynamics C4 Sys., Inc., 637 F.3d 1047, 1061 (9th Cir. 2011) (“To survive summary judgment, a plaintiff must set forth non-speculative evidence of specific facts, not sweeping conclusory allegations.”).

Keiper has abandoned any claims against Officers Hasbrouck and Witte be cause Keiper failed to replead any claims against them in his first amended complaint. See Chubb…

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