Ringel
Ringel v. County of Riverside
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Wendelin Ringel (“Ringel”) appeals from the district court’s denial of her pre-trial *226 motion for summary judgment on probable cause pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, her renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law on probable cause pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 50(b), and her motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(a). Ringel filed a federal law claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as various related state law claims against defendants Deputy Sheriff Sergeant Chad Bianco (“Bianco”), Deputy Sheriff Gary Colbert (“Colbert”), and the County of Riverside, seeking damages for false arrest and excessive force. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
I.
Ringel contends that the district court erred in denying her motion for summary judgment on probable cause. The denial of a motion for summary judgment is not an appealable final order after a trial on the merits, Dixon v. Wallowa County, 336 F.3d 1013, 1017 (9th Cir.2003), unless the district court made an error of law in denying the motion. See Banuelos v. Constr. Laborers’ Trust Funds for S. Cal., 382 F.3d 897, 902 (9th Cir.2004) (holding that the…