Shong-Ching Tong v. City of Pomona Joe Garcia

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97 F.3d 1461·1996 WL 552618·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 40202
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 27, 199695-56859California836 words

Opinion

Opinion

97 F.3d 1461 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Shong-Ching TONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF POMONA; Joe Garcia, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-56859. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 23, 1996. * Decided Sept. 27, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Shong-Ching Tong appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action brought against the City of Pomona and police officer Joe Garcia. Tong alleged that Garcia violated his constitutional rights during a traffic stop made on June 7, 1993. Tong also brought supplemental state law claims of malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court's summary judgment, Jesinger v. Nevada Fed. Credit Union, 24 F.3d 1127, 1130 (9th Cir.1994), and we affirm. 3 Tong contends that Garcia violated his…

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