Craig Watson v. City of Long Beach Robert Correia Richard Hieb, and John F. Watkins

87 F.3d 1325 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Craig WATSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LONG BEACH; Robert Correia; Richard Hieb, Defendants-Appellees, and John F. Watkins, Defendant. No. 94-56357. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 4, 1996. Decided June 18, 1996. Before: SKOPIL, CANBY, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * I. 2 Plaintiff Craig Watson filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , alleging that his constitutional rights were violated by individual police officers and the City of Long Beach ("the City") when he was shot nine times by City police officers. Watson also asserted state law claims for battery, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the City, held the officers entitled to qualified immunity, and dismissed the remaining, state-law claims. 3 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We must…