Georgeon

MEMORANDUM *

Police arrested appellant Stewart Georgeon because they suspected that he was involved in a series of thefts; however, they never criminally charged him. Thereafter, Georgeon sued appellees the San Diego Police Department and arresting officer Julie Adams under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , alleging, inter alia, that the arrest violated his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unlawful search and seizure. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of appellees based on qualified immunity. We affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On November 26, 2001, Georgeon reported to the San Diego Police Depart *582 ment (“the Department”) that his friend, “T.C.”, had been stealing United Parcel Service (“UPS”) packages from the doorsteps of homes in La Jolla, California. The Department referred Georgeon to the Postal Inspector, who in turn, contacted San Diego police detective Julie Adams.

Sometime later, Georgeon came to the police station and explained to Adams that he had been driving around with T.C. several days earlier, when T.C. stopped at a house in La Jolla and took a package containing several pairs of shoes. Georgeon stated he did not realize that T.C. had stolen the package…