Johnson v. City of Bullhead City

MEMORANDUM *

Kathleen K. Johnson appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment and award of attorneys’ fees in favor of the City of Bullhead City, police chief Glenn Walp, police supervisor Roy Reff, and police officers Mark Baroldy, Ken Williams, and Nathan Kirch. She also appeals the district court’s decision to dismiss without prejudice certain supplemental state law claims. We affirm. Because the facts are familiar to the parties, we recount them only as necessary to explain our decision.

1. Fourth Amendment Seizure

Johnson' alleges that the police officers seized her personal property in violation of the Fourth Amendment by requiring her to leave the condominium of her recently deceased boyfriend. While at the condominium, however, the police officers interfered only minimally with Johnson’s interest in her personal property kept there. The officers did not take possession of Johnson’s property; they stated no view as to the ownership of the property or as to the right of Janice Moody (decedent’s mother) to remove it; and they did not restrict Johnson’s ability immediately to seek legal assistance in order to protect her interest in the property. Such minimal…