ADAM v. HAWAII

No. 99-15988.

235 F.3d 1160 (2000)

Richard ADAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of HAWAII; Wayne Carvalho, Police Chief, in his individual and Official Capacity as Chief of Police; Stanley Haanio, Officer, in his individual and official capacity as a police officer; Police Department, County of Hawaii; County of Hawaii, Planni, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 20, 2000.

As Amended January 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn A. Luiz, Law Office of Michael G.M. Ostendorp, Honolulu, Hawaii, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Steven Christensen, Deputy Corporation Counsel County of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii; Edward J. Mulligan, Deputy Attorney General, Honolulu, Hawaii, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: PROCTER HUG, Jr., STEPHEN S. TROTT, and KIM MCLANE WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted November 14, 2000 — Honolulu, Hawaii.

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Richard Adam ("Adam") filed a complaint in federal court under, inter alia, Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that Wayne Carvalho, the Chief of Police for the County of Hawaii ("Chief Carvalho"), and Stanley Haanio, a police officer for the County of Hawaii ("Officer Haanio") violated his federal and constitutional rights. The district court dismissed with prejudice...

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