Watson

MEMORANDUM *

Joseph C. Watson appeals from the district court’s summary judgment in favor of two UCLA police officers and several Los Angeles County Sheriffs officers. He contends that material issues of fact exist regarding (1) the lawfulness of his detention and arrest and (2) the handling of his case post-arrest by the Sheriffs Department. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. Buono v. Norton, 371 F.3d 543, 545 (9th Cir.2004). We must determine, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, whether there are any genuine issues of material fact and whether the district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law. Olsen v. Idaho State Bd. of Medicine, 363 F.3d 916 , 922 (9th Cir. 2004). We review evidentiary rulings made in the context of summary judgment for an abuse of discretion. Fonseca v. Sysco Food Servs. of Arizona, Inc., 374 F.3d 840, 845 (9th Cir.2004).

We agree with the district court that Watson has failed to establish any genuine issues of material fact regarding his prearrest encounter with law enforcement. Watson misstates the record by claiming that Officer…