Clement v. City of Glendale

MEMORANDUM *

Mary Clement appeals the district court’s grant of defendants’ summary judgment motion. Clement sued defendants police officer John Young, the City of Glendale, and J & E Services (Monterey Towing) for the towing and subsequent sale of her deceased mother’s non-operational car. After rúnning a Department of *148 Motor Vehicles (DMV) registration check, Officer Young authorized the City of Glendale’s contracted towing company, Monterey Towing, to tow Clement’s unregistered vehicle from her apartment building parking lot. Officer Young knew, however, that the car had a “Certificate of Planned Non-Operation” (PNO) on file before he authorized the towing.

Clement alleged a violation of civil RICO laws, conversion, unreasonable seizure and violation of her due process rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against all defendants, and a failure to instruct, supervise, control, and discipline against the City of Glendale. The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment as to all of Clement’s claims.

The district court did not err in granting summary judgment as to the civil RICO, conversion, unreasonable seizure and failure to supervise claims. Clement did…