SOTO v. SWEETMAN

No. 16-15497.

882 F.3d 865 (2018)

Angel SOTO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Unknown SWEETMAN, ADOC Sgt. at SMU II Browning Unit; Unknown Zamora, ADOC CO II at SMU II Browning Unit; Unknown Harris, ADOC CO II at SMU II Browning Unit; Unknown Jones, ADOC CO II at SMU II Browning Unit; Unknown Schell, ADOC CO II at SMU II Browning Unit; Unknown Emore, ADOC CO II at SMU II Browning Unit; Unknown Victoria, ADOC Sgt. At SMU II Browning Unit; Unknown Bope, ADOC CO II at SMU II Browning Unit; Unknown Swaney, ADOC Sgt. at SMU II Browning Unit; Unknown McClellan, ADOC Sgt. at SMU II Browning Unit, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 9, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Van Stempvoort (argued), Miller Johnson , Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michelle C. Lombino (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Mark Brnovich , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Phoenix, Arizona; for Defendants-Appellees.

Dissent by Judge N.R. Smith.


OPINION

Angel Soto, an Arizona state inmate, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 excessive-force and sexual-assault claims against ten Arizona Department of Corrections officers. Soto's claims arise from a 2010 incident, but he did not sue until 2014...

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