John Rodrigues, Jr. v. County of Hawaii

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 14, 202120-15097California1,271 words

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SEP 14 2021

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOHN RODRIGUES, Jr., No. 20-15097

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:18-cv-00027-ACK-WRP

v.

MEMORANDUM*

COUNTY OF HAWAII; SAMUEL

JELSMA,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Alan C. Kay, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 2, 2021 Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: CLIFTON, R. NELSON, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff John Rodrigues, Jr. appeals the district court’s grant of summary

judgment dismissing his federal and state-law claims, arising from his arrest,

against Defendants County of Hawaii and Hawaii County Police Department

Major (formerly, Captain) Samuel Jelsma. Reviewing de novo, Lyons v. England,

307 F.3d 1092, 1103 (9th Cir. 2002), we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. 1. In his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Rodrigues alleges that, in causing

his arrest for terroristic threats and weapons…

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