VANEGAS v. CITY OF PASADENA

No. 21-55478.

46 F.4th 1159 (2022)

Javier VANEGAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF PASADENA; City of Pasadena Police Department; Klotz, Individually; in his/her capacity as Police Officer for Pasadena Police Department; Arellanes, Individually; in his/her capacity as Police Officer for Pasadena Police Department; Stark, Individually; in his/her capacity as Police Officer for Pasadena Police Department; Riehl, Individually; in his/her capacity as Police Officer for Pasadena Police Department; Murren, Individually; in his/her capacity as Police Officer for Pasadena Police Department; Lemos, Individually; in his/her capacity as Police Officer for Pasadena Police Department; Salazar, Individually; in his/her capacity as Police Officer for Pasadena Police Department; Bundy, Individually; in his/her capacity as Police Officer for Pasadena Police Department; Does, 1-10, individually, and in their capacity as Police officers for Pasadena Police Department, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 31, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Krista R. Hemming (argued), The Hemming Firm, San Pedro, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Arnold F. Lee (argued), Assistant City Attorney; Michele Beal Bagneris , City Attorney; Office of the City Attorney, Pasadena, California; for Defendants-Appellees.

Concurrence by Judge Benitez


OPINION

At issue in this civil rights lawsuit is whether police officers had probable cause to arrest Javier Vanegas either for reports that he followed and harassed an attorney outside a courthouse or for his refusal to identify himself during an investigatory stop. The district court found that officers had probable...

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