Dravon Ames v. City of Tempe

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 8 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DRAVON AMES, No. 23-15609

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:20-cv-02102-DWL

v.

MEMORANDUM*

CITY OF TEMPE, a municipality; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

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

Argued and Submitted April 2, 2024 Phoenix, Arizona

Before: CLIFTON, BYBEE, and BADE, Circuit Judges.

Dravon Ames sued the City of Tempe and two of its police officers,

Cameron J. Payne and Cody Conklin, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging the officers

violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by using excessive force

against him. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants,

concluding that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity. The district court

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. also awarded costs to defendants. On appeal, Ames argues: (1) the…