Blackmore
Blackmore v. City of Phoenix
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ***
Chris Dominic Blackmore appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judg *780 ment in favor of all defendants based on qualified immunity, and the denial of plaintiffs cross-motion for partial summary judgment on liability. Blackmore brought an action against the City of Phoenix, the City of Phoenix Police Department, Officer Arndt, Maricopa County, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, Maricopa County Sheriffs Office, and Sheriffs Deputies Rogers, Shay and Rouse under state law for malicious prosecution, false arrest, false imprisonment, assault, battery, excessive force, negligence and gross negligence. He also made a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for a violation of his civil rights pursuant to the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Because the parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history of the case, we do not recite them here. Because the officers had probable cause to arrest Blackmore, and because Blackmore failed to introduce evidence that any one of the defendant officers used excessive force, we affirm on all grounds.
This court reviews the district court’s decision regarding qualified immunity de…