Adolphus
Adolphus v. County of Los Angeles
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Plaintiff Keith Adolphus appeals an award of summary judgment granted in favor of Los Angeles County deputies in an action alleging, inter alia, that the deputies violated Adophus’ Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by arresting him for auto theft without probable cause. The district court concluded that the officers were protected by qualified immunity, and therefore dismissed Adolphus’ claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. The court refused to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Adolphus’ state law claims, and dismissed his action. We affirm.
The defendants are entitled to summary judgment on the wrongful arrest claim on the basis of qualified immunity *598 because the undisputed material facts indicate that the officers reasonably could have believed that there was probable cause to arrest Adolphus. 1 See Hunter v. Bryant, 502 U.S. 224, 228 , 112 S.Ct. 534 , 116 L.Ed.2d 589 (1991). An officer can reasonably rely on an informant’s tip as the basis for making an arrest, so long as that tip is accompanied by some indicia of reliability. See United States v. AngubLopez, 791 F.2d 1394, 1396 (9th Cir.1986). Such reliability “may be demonstrated through…