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J. LOUIS CORRIGAN, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. R. JAEGER, Officer; et
al., Defendants-Appellees.
43 Fed. Appx. 69; 2002 U.S.
App. Lexis 15830
July 29, 2002, Filed
MEMORANDUM *
* This disposition is not
appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this
circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
Submitted July 22, 2002 **
** The panel unanimously
finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App.
P. 34(a)(2).
Before: BROWNING, KOZINSKI, and BERZON,
Circuit Judges.
J. Louis Corrigan, Jr. appeals
pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of the defendants in his
42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that his rights were violated when a Las Vegas
police officer and casino security guards took him into custody following a
citizen's arrest for pouring a drink on a casino patron's head. We have
jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Frost v. Agnos,
152 F.3d 1124, 1128 (9th Cir. 1998), and we affirm.
Summary judgment on Corrrigan's
First Amendment claims was proper because [*70]Corrigan failed to raise a
genuine issue of material fact as to whether his conduct constituted speech protected
by the First Amendment. See NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co., 458 U.S. 886, 916,
73 L. Ed. 2d 1215, 102 S. Ct. 3409 (1982) (holding that the Constitution does
not protect expressive conduct characterized by violence).
Summary judgment on Corrigan's Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment claims
was proper because Corrigan failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as
to whether the citizen's arrest was made without probable cause, see Marschall
v. City of Carson, 86 Nev. 107, 464 P.2d 494, 498 (Nev. 1970), or whether
Officer Jaeger was entitled to qualified immunity, see Hutchinson v. Grant, 796
F.2d 288, 290 (9th Cir. 1986).
Summary judgment on Corrigan's Eighth Amendment claim was proper because
Corrigan failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether any of
the defendants were personally involved in the alleged deprivations. See Jones
v. Williams, 286 F.3d 1159, 1163 (9th Cir. 2002).
Corrigan's contention that the district court's summary judgment
violated his Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial lacks merit. See Sengupta
v. Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc., 804 F.2d 1072, 1077-78 n. 3 (9th Cir. 1986)
(holding that the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial does not preclude
summary judgment where there is no genuine issue of material fact).
The
district court properly dismissed Corrigan's pendent state claims without
prejudice. See Jones v. Community Redevelopment Agency of City of Los Angeles,
733 F.2d 646, 651 (9th Cir. 1984).
Jaeger's claim for attorney fees and costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988
is denied without prejudice to renewal. See Ninth Circuit Rule 39-1.
Horseshoe Operating Company's "Motion for Leave to Join in Brief
and Arguments Put Forward by Appellee Jaeger in his Answering Brief" is
granted.
AFFIRMED.