Jaisinghani

MEMORANDUM *

Appellant Gul Jaisinghani, along with Art Valles, Jack Rust, and International Plastics & Packaging, was charged with a number of transportation of hazardous waste violations in 1997. Valles, Rust, and IPP pled nolo contendere to the charges on March 19, 1998, and the charges were dismissed against Jaisinghani at the same proceeding. Subsequently, Jaisinghani filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 malicious prosecution action against defendants Kenneth Dugger, an agent with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Patrick Byrne, a peace officer with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office. The defendants moved for summary judgment and the district court granted the motion. Jaisinghani now appeals that decision, arguing that the district court erred in granting the motion with respect to two elements: 1) favorable termination, and 2) conspiracy. We hold that the district court did not err in granting the motion regarding favorable termination and, thus, we need not reach the second issue.

We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. Buono v. Norton, 371 F.3d 543, 545 (9th Cir.2004). In reviewing the district court’s decision we must determine,…