Importante

Importante v. County of Los Angeles

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162 F. App'x 740
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 11, 2006No. 04-55099; D.C. No. CV-02-08365-SJOCalifornia1,185 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

I. BACKGROUND

Rodrigo Importante appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants Los Angeles County, Detective Thomas J. Garcia, and Detective Joe Carrillo. Importante seeks money damages on the basis that officers of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department (“officers”) unlawfully searched his residence, damaged his property, and unreasonably detained him, and that his constitutional injury arose from a departmental policy or custom. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

We have jurisdiction over this matter under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review a district court’s decision to grant summary judgment de novo with all facts read in the light most favorable to the non-moving party. Yakutat, Inc. v. Gutierrez, 407 F.3d 1054, 1066 (9th Cir.2005). We determine whether there are any genuine issues of material fact and whether the district court correctly applied relevant substantive law. See Olsen v. Idaho State Bd. of Medicine, 363 F.3d 916 , 922 (9th Cir.2004).

*742 II. DISCUSSION

A. The Search of Importante’s Residence Complied with the Fourth Amendment

First, Importante seeks money-damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , alleging…

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