Corrigan
Corrigan v. Germany
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
John L. Corrigan appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment for defendants in his civil rights action alleging violation of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights arising from two relat *140 ed encounters with two San Bernardino County welfare fraud investigators (the “Investigators”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and, after de novo review, Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1131 (9th Cir.2000) (en banc), we affirm.
The district court properly concluded that the Investigators had authority to stop Corrigan for speeding. See Cal.Penal Code §§ 15, 16, 830.35, 836 (a welfare fraud investigator is a peace officer authorized to arrest a person whom the officer has probable cause to believe has committed an infraction in the officer’s presence); Cal. Veh.Code §§ 22348(a), 40000.1 (speeding is an infraction). The district court also properly concluded that the Investigators’ request to see Corrigan’s driver’s license and vehicle registration, at a second encounter that was initiated by Corrigan, did not' violate his constitutional rights. See Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429, 434 , 111 S.Ct. 2382 , 115 L.Ed.2d 389 (1991).