Robertson

Robertson v. County of Ventura

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275 F. App'x 594
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 22, 2008No. 06-55751California450 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Amy and Curtis Robertson, individually and as guardians ad litem for them child, Ryder Robertson, brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against various defendants based on the temporary removal of Ryder from his parent’s custody. The Robert-sons appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgement in favor of Theresa Mayernik, Ventura County, and the County’s employees. They also appeal the dismissal of their claims against Drs. Amer, Kaufman, and Wright. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm.

We review the district court’s grant of absolute or qualified immunity de novo. Botello v. Gammick, 413 F.3d 971, 975 (9th Cir.2005). We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment and dismissal for failure to state a claim de novo. Woodrum v. Woodward County, Okla., 866 F.2d 1121, 1124 (9th Cir.1989); Coverdell v. Dep’t of Soc. & Health Servs., State of Wash., 834 F.2d 758 , 761 (9th Cir.1987).

The district court did not err when it granted summary judgment in favor of Ventura County on the Robertsons’ Mo-nell claim. The Robertsons did not put forth sufficient evidence that Ventura County ratified the employees’ actions. See Gillette v.…

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