Chrzanowski

MEMORANDUM *

In March 2003, Ann Chrzanowski went to the Las Vegas Municipal Court on her boyfriend’s behalf to request a continuance in a traffic matter. After calling the traffic case to order, Judge George Assad told Chrzanowski that her boyfriend allegedly had threatened a customer care representative when calling earlier about the possible continuance. Therefore, the judge said, Chrzanowski would be held until the boyfriend came to court. The court marshal, R. Saavedra, took Chrzanowski to the back of the courtroom and had her call the boyfriend. The marshal then handcuffed Chrzanowski and put her in a holding cell, releasing her two or three hours later when the boyfriend arrived.

Chrzanowski brought 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims against Judge Assad and Marshal Saavedra, alleging Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment violations. She also brought a § 1983 claim against the City of Las Vegas, alleging that the city had policies, practices, or procedures exhibiting deliberate indifference to her constitutional rights. See Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658 , 98 S.Ct. 2018 , 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). She brought an assortment of state law claims and a conspiracy claim against the…