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v . C e ntoni , 3 1 F .3 d8 1 3 , 8 1 5 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 4 ) ( p e rc u r ia m ) . W e a f f i rm. T h e d istrict co u rt p ro p er ly g ra n tedsu m m ary ju d g m en t o n N ak am u ra ’s u n la w f u l s e a r c h a n da rr e s t c la im s b e c au s e h is arr e s t w a s s up p o rte db yp r o b ab le c au s e . Se e U

n ite d S ta tes v . Sm ith , 389 F . 3d 944, 950- 52 ( 9th C i r . 2004) ( a l l ow i ng aw a rr a n tle s s s e a r c h in c id e n t to ala w f u l a rr e s t) ; Ca b rera v. H u n t i n g to n P a rk , 159 F . 3d 374, 380 ( 9th C i r . 1998) ( e xpl a i ni ng tha tapl a i nt i f f m us ts how the r e w a s no p r o b ab le c au s e to p r e v a il o n as e c tio n 1 9 8 3 c la im f o rf a ls e a rr e s t) . T h e d istrict co u rt p ro p er ly g ra n tedsu m m ary ju d g m en t o n N ak am u ra ’s e xc e s s i ve f

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