James Bronson, Jr. v. City of Berkeley

963 F.2d 378 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James BRONSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF BERKELEY, et al., Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-15508. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 14, 1992. Decided May 15, 1992. Before FLETCHER, POOLE and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 James Bronson, Jr. appeals the district court's judgment in favor of defendants in his suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . We affirm. 3 * Bronson's suit arose from his encounter with several Berkeley police officers on the evening of December 11, 1988. Officer William Deu testified that while he was in the parking lot of the Bel Air Motel, he heard a "blood-curdling" scream come from a motel room. Deu said he approached the room to make sure no one had been injured either through an accident or violence. 4 Bronson answered the door, but would not allow Deu to check inside the room. Other officers arrived after hearing Deu's description of…