Michael McGovren v. Douglas A. McColl California Highway Patrol Officer No. 11704

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972 F.2d 1340·1992 WL 205699·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 28977
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 25, 199290-15580California497 words

Opinion

Opinion

972 F.2d 1340 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael McGOVREN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Douglas A. McCOLL, California Highway Patrol Officer No. 11704, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-15580. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 21, 1992. * Decided Aug. 25, 1992. Before WIGGINS, O'SCANNLAIN and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 McGovren appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to California Highway Patrol Officer McColl. McGovren brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983-1988 , and 18 U.S.C. §§ 241-242 . McGovren contends there were unresolved genuine issues of material fact regarding his allegation that McColl falsely arrested him which should have precluded summary judgment. 3 Summary judgment is proper unless there are genuinely disputed issues of material fact as to whether a party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c); Anderson v. Liberty Lobby,…

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