Gausvik v. Perez

345 F.3d 813 Ralph GAUSVIK, individually, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Ricardo PEREZ, individually, and his official capacity, Defendant-Appellant, and Kenneth J. Badgley, individually, and his official capacity, et al., Defendants. No. 02-35902. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 2, 2003 — Seattle, Washington. Filed October 3, 2003. Patrick McMahon, Carlson, McMahon & Sealby, Wenatchee, Washington, for the defendant-appellant. Tyler K. Firkins, Van Siclen, Stocks & Firkins, Auburn, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington; Alan A. McDonald, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-00071-AAM. Before: Donald P. Lay, * Warren J. Ferguson, and Ronald M. Gould, Circuit Judges. OPINION LAY, Circuit Judge. 1 Ralph Gausvik brought suit against Detective Robert Perez, alleging Perez violated his civil rights during a sex abuse investigation. The district court denied Perez's motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Perez appeals, and we reverse. I. Background 2 Perez worked as a police officer in Wenatchee, Washington. Perez lived with…