Frazier

Paris Cherer v. Frazier

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465 F. App'x 681
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 10, 201209-16077California641 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Paris Cherer, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment and judgment as a matter of law in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations arising from his confinement at the Las Vegas Detention Center. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Mangum v. Action Collection Serv., Inc., 575 F.3d 935, 938 (9th Cir.2009). We may affirm on any ground supported by the record. McSherry v. City of Long Beach, 584 F.3d 1129, 1135 (9th Cir.2009), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 131 S.Ct. 79 , 178 L.Ed.2d 26 (2010). We affirm.

Defendants were entitled to qualified immunity on Cherer’s claims concerning confinement in Intake Room 7A, where Cherer could be viewed by female guards and inmates, because there was no clearly established law at the time to give defendants notice that their conduct violated any constitutional right. See Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223, 243-45 , 129 S.Ct. 808 , 172 L.Ed.2d 565 (2009) (officers were entitled to qualified immunity because their actions did not violate clearly established law); Grummett v. Rushen, 779 F.2d 491, 494-95 (9th Cir.1985) (no constitutional violation where female…

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