Willis

MEMORANDUM *

Ronald Willis appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the appel-lees, the City of Los Angeles, Todd Rhein-gold, Nicole Broadwater, Edwin Arneson and Don Schwartzer, on Willis’s claims under section 1983 for false arrest and malicious prosecution, and on his claims under California law for conspiracy, negligent employment, negligence, and “torts in essence.” Willis went to trial on his claims of excessive force under section 1983 and of assault and battery under California law. Willis also appeals the district court’s ruling on two of his jury instructions and an evidentiary ruling. We conclude that summary judgment was properly granted on all but one of the claims that were summarily dismissed, and that there was no error at trial. However, we reverse the grant of summary judgment on Willis’s claim of false arrest made by Rheingold in violation of section 1983, concluding that a genuine issue of material fact was presented on that claim, which should have been permitted to go to trial.

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Grants of summary judgment are reviewed de novo. Oliver v. Keller, 289 F.3d 623, 626 (9th Cir.2002) (citing Clicks Billiards, Inc. v. Sixshooters, Inc., 251…