Legal Opinion
Kelvin Gant v. County of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 24, 2014No. 12-56080PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHRISTEN, Circuit Judge:
This is a case of mistaken identity arising from the separate arrests and detentions of Kelvin Gant and Jose Alexander Ventura based on warrants intended for other people. Appellants filed over twenty federal and state law claims alleging that various defendants issued flawed warrants, improperly arrested them, or improperly detained them. The district court ruled against all of appellants’ claims in orders granting defendants’ motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse the district court’s…
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