Opinion
No. 14-35925 No. 14-35979
05-19-2017
VERNIE WESTLEY REED, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee v. CITY OF TACOMA, a municipal corporation; et al., Defendants-Appellees. Cross-Appellants
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
D.C. No. 3:13-cv-05538-BHS MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Benjamin H. Settle, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted May 10, 2017 Seattle, Washington Before: McKEOWN, BEA, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. --------
The evidence that Officer Terwilliger's microphone was both attached to his uniform by a cord and stuck inside Vernie Reed's vehicle as the vehicle started to move forward is not contested. Therefore, there is no genuine dispute of material fact as to whether Officer Terwilliger's use of force was reasonable under the circumstances, and the district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Officer Terwilliger. Jackson v. City of Bremerton, 268 F.3d 646, 653 (9th Cir. 2001).
As there was no constitutional violation, the City of Tacoma cannot be held liable under Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York, 436 U.S. 658, 690-95 (1978). Therefore, the City of Tacoma was also entitled to summary judgment. Scott v. Henrich, 39 F.3d 912, 916 (9th Cir. 1994).
AFFIRMED.