Smith v. Almada
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Nelson, Gould, Gwin
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- 9th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of Sergeant Almada, holding that he was entitled to qualified immunity on the false arrest claim, did not knowingly submit material false information on the malicious prosecution claim, and that the withheld exculpatory evidence would not have materially affected the outcome of Smith's criminal trial.
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