Knueppel

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 27 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RODRIGO BENITO AGUILAR, No. 23-15442

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:21-cv-02214-DWL-MTM v.

KNUEPPEL, Det., Mesa Police Department, MEMORANDUM* #21600; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Dominic Lanza, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 27, 2024** San Francisco, California

Before: FRIEDLAND, SANCHEZ, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff-Appellant Rodrigo Benito Aguilar (“Aguilar”) appeals the district

court’s order granting summary judgment to Defendants Michael Knueppel, Eli

Elliott, Richard Bates, and Joel Hight (“Defendants”) on qualified immunity

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). grounds. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Reviewing de…