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oguc hiv . Chung , 3 9 1 F .3 d 1 0 5 1 , 1 0 5 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) . W e a f f i rm. T he di s tr i c tc our tpr ope r l y gr a nt e d s um m a ry j udgm e nti n f a vorof de f e nda nt S te w a r t b e c au s e A rm s tr o n g f a ile d to r a is e ag e n u in e is s u e o f m a te r ia l f

a c t a s to w he the rS t e w a r tunl a w f ul l y a rr e s t e d A rm s tr ong w i thoutl e ga l gr ounds t o do s o a nd c o n s p ir e d to p u t h im b a c kin to c u s to d y . Se e N e ls o n v . P im a Cm ty . C o ll. , 83 F . 3d 10 75 , 10 81 -82 (9th C i r. 19 96 ) ( “ m er e a l l egat i on and specul at i on do no tcr ea t e a f a c tu a l d is p u te f

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f ic e r s to a v o id is s u in g s u c h d ir e c tiv e s . See G al en v. Cnt y. of L os A ng eles , 477 F . 3d 652, 66 7-68 (9th C i r. 20 07 ) ( se tt i ng forth requi re d el em ent s of a Mo n e ll c la im ) .09- 17801 3 W e do notc ons i de rA rm s tr ong’ s a r gum e nt s r a i s e d f orthe f i r s tt i m e on ap p e a l. See Sm i th v. M

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