David Smith v. County of Santa Cruz

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

JUN 24 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DAVID R. SMITH, No. 20-17238

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 5:20-cv-00647-BLF

v.

MEMORANDUM*

COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Beth Labson Freeman, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted June 21, 2022**

Before: WALLACE, FERNANDEZ, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges

David Smith appeals from the district court’s dismissal of the civil rights

claims he alleged against the Santa Cruz County defendants. We have jurisdiction

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review the dismissal de novo, see Cervantes v.

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 656 F.3d 1034, 1040 (9th Cir. 2011), and affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). The district court had the discretion to take…