Zeltser
Zeltser v. City of Oakland
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Tamara Zeltser, d/b/a Medallion Jewelry & Loan (“Zeltser”), appeals several rulings by the district court in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the City of Oakland (“City”). Zeltser alleges that the Oakland Police Department (“OPD”) violated her civil rights by seizing a diamond ring, a Rolex watch, and a television from her pawn shop. In a separate published opinion, we reversed the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the City on the issue of the OPD’s liability for the seizure of the diamond ring. We dispose of Zeltser’s remaining arguments in this unpublished disposition.
We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. Padfield v. AIG Life Ins. Co., 290 F.3d 1121, 1124 (9th Cir.2002). While a district court’s denial of summary judgment is not a final order and thus unappealable, it is reviewable when it is coupled with a grant of summary judgment to the opposing party. Id. In such cases, the district court’s denial of summary judgment is also reviewed de novo. Id. A district court’s interpretation of state law is also reviewed de novo. Paulson v. City of San Diego, 294 F.3d 1124, 1128 (9th Cir.2002) (en banc).