United States Ninth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action for Defendant sheriff's alleged act of arson on Plaintiffs' home, Defendant's appeal from the denial of qualified immunity is dismissed, where the District Court summarily denied Defendant's motion without explanation and it was better equipped to develop the record.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/04/2009
• Decided 03/24/2009
• Published 03/24/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before:  DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, PAMELA ANN RYMER, and KIM MCLANE WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Raymond W. Sakai, Lawrence Beach Allen & Choi, PC, Glendale, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Dale K. Galipo, Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo, Woodland Hills, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellees.