DIETRICH v. JOHN ASCUAGA'S NUGGET

No. 06-17135.

548 F.3d 892 (2008)

Janelle DIETRICH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHN ASCUAGA'S NUGGET; Michelle Malchow; Larry Harvey; City of Sparks; Sparks Police; Officer Potter; and Officer Mike Cardella, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted November 20, 2008.

Filed December 1, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin G. Crowley, American Legal Services, Reno, NV, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Stanley H. Brown, Jr., Reno, NV, and Nicholas F. Frey and Stephen S. Kent, Woodburn and Wedge, Reno, NV, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: J. CLIFFORD WALLACE and SUSAN P. GRABER, Circuit Judges, and ROBERT J. TIMLIN, District Judge.


GRABER, Circuit Judge:

Every year, thousands of people attend the "Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off," a multi-day event in downtown Sparks, Nevada. In 2002, Plaintiff Janelle Dietrich attended the event and attempted to register voters and to gather signatures for a political petition. Her activities prompted two incidents that resulted in the filing of this action.

On the first day, a police officer ordered Plaintiff to move to another location, under...

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