Jeanna Anderson v. Anthony Armour, Jr.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 16 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JEANNA ANDERSON, No. 20-17284

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:16-cv-03563-JJT

v.

MEMORANDUM*

ANTHONY ARMOUR, Jr., husband; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona John Joseph Tuchi, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 8, 2021 San Francisco, California

Before: WARDLAW, BRESS, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

Jeanna Anderson sued Officer Anthony Armour Jr. and the City of Phoenix

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Arizona state law, alleging Armour sexually assaulted

her and used excessive force when arresting her during a valid traffic stop. After a

four-day trial, the jury found in favor of the Defendants and answered special

interrogatories indicating no finding of sexual assault. Anderson appeals, arguing

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. that the district court erred in three…