Issam Knickerbocker v. United States

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

SEP 9 2021

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ISSAM ELIE KNICKERBOCKER, Nos. 20-15624 20-16086 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 1:16-cv-01811-DAD-JLT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

NICOLE GRUVER; BRIAN DREW, MEMORANDUM*

Defendants-Appellees.

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

Submitted September 3, 2021** San Francisco, California

Before: SCHROEDER, RAWLINSON, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Issam Knickerbocker appeals the district court’s grant of summary

judgment to defendants United States of America, and Rangers Nicole Gruver and

Brian Drew on Knickerbocker’s excessive force and unlawful seizure claims under

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and his state law…