Richards

MEMORANDUM **

Plaintiff-Appellant Roland Richards, an African-American and former owner of the Atlas Bar & Grill (“the Atlas”), appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for summary judgment and granting Defendant-Appellees City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Police Department Sargent Kevin Burke’s motion for summary judgment. 1 Richards brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , alleging that the Defendants violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by conducting numerous unwarranted inspections, or “raids” on his establishment, citing him for numerous violations, never pressing charges, and in general singling out his establishment on the basis of racial animus, all of which ultimately drove him out of business. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . Although Richards initially appealed the entirety of the summary judgment order, he did not brief the district court’s determination that the City of Los Angeles is not liable under Monell, and we deem that claim abandoned. As a result, the only defendant remaining on appeal is Kevin Burke in his individual capacity.

We review de novo the district court’s grant of summary judgment, Munger v. City of…