Legal Opinion
Foti v. County of San Mateo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 13, 2005No. 04-17389; D.C. No. CV-00-04783-SIPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM**
Robert J. Foti appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of defendants in Foti’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging false arrest and false imprisonment arising from a traffic stop. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Feiler v. United States, 62 F.3d 315, 316 (9th Cir. 1995), and we affirm.
The district court properly determined that Foti’s false arrest claim was barred by collateral estoppel because the underlying issue of probable cause to arrest Foti had already been determined in state court. See Haupt v. Dillard, 17 F.3d 285,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey Howard VAN POYCK, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Howard L. Haupt v. T.D. Dillard, Robert Leonard Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department City of Las Vegas, Nevada and Clark County, NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- McGowan v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
- Feiler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995