SANTOPIETRO v. HOWELL

No. 14-16324.

857 F.3d 980 (2017)

Michele SANTOPIETRO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clayborn HOWELL, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer, Badge 9034; Kristine Crawford, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer, Badge 10050; Francisco Lopez-Rosende, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer, Badge 8864, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 24, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew M. Jacobs (argued), Snell & Wilmer LLP, Tucson, Arizona; Kelly H. Dove , Snell & Wilmer LLP, Las Vegas, Nevada; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Nicholas Crosby (argued) and Marquis Aurbach Coffing, Las Vegas, Nevada, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: Marsha S. Berzon, and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges, and Dana L. Christensen, Chief District Judge.


OPINION

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department ("Metro") officers arrested Michele Santopietro, a street performer, for conducting business without a license on the Las Vegas Strip. We consider the constitutionality of her arrest.

BACKGROUND

I. Santopietro's Arrest

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