Lonnie Tofsrud v. City of Spokane

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 9 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LONNIE TOFSRUD, an individual, No. 21-35450

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-00371-RMP

v.

MEMORANDUM*

CITY OF SPOKANE, a municipal corporation in the State of Washington; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Rosanna Malouf Peterson, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 15, 2022 Seattle, Washington

Before: HAWKINS and FORREST, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI,** Judge.

Lonnie Tofsrud, a detective with the Spokane Police Department, appeals the

district court’s adverse grant of summary judgment on his claims for First

Amendment retaliation and state law defamation. We have jurisdiction under

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Jane A. Restani, Judge for the United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation. U.S.C. § 1291. Reviewing the summary…