Richard Reakoff v. Gregory Warren Tanner Michael Duffield Kenneth Merrill
Opinion
Opinion
5 F.3d 539 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard REAKOFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gregory Warren TANNER; Michael Duffield; Kenneth Merrill, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-36186. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 3, 1993. Decided Aug. 19, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska; No. CV-88-0005-AJK, Andrew J. Kleinfeld, District Judge, Presiding. D.Alaska REVERSED AND REMANDED. Before SCHROEDER, FLETCHER and ALARCON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 This is a section 1983 action brought by the plaintiff-appellant, Richard Reakoff. The action is based on the warrantless arrest of Reakoff in his home in Wiseman, Alaska, after officers received information that Reakoff was acting in a dangerous manner. The district court granted partial summary judgment in favor of defendants, ruling that there was no material issue as to probable cause to arrest. The rest of the case was tried to a…