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o rn ia B ef ore: T A S H IM A and B Y B E E , C i rc ui tJudg es , and W O O D , S eni or D i stri ct Judg e. *** Jo sep h C h ai tap p eal s th e d i stri ctco u rt ’ s g ran to f su m m ary j u d g m en tag ai n st hi m . T he f

a c t s a r e know n t o the pa rt i e s . W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on pur s ua ntt o 28 U . S . C . § 1291. “ W e r e vi e w the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s gr a ntof s um m a ryj udgm e ntde no vo , ” Ze l t

s e rv . C i t yof O akland , 3 2 5 F . 3 d 1 1 4 1 , 1 1 4 3 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 3 ) , a n d we a f f i rm. W e have hel d that“ C al i forni a l aw prov i des tw o w ay s i n w hi ch the po l i ce can co m p el a p aw n b ro k er t o g i v e th em co n tro l o v er al l eg ed l y st o l en p ro p erty: o f f ic e r s c a n p la c e ah o ld o n th e p r o p e rtyo rth e yc a n s e iz e th e p r o p e rtyp u r s u a n t to a val i d searc h w arrant(or an app l i cabl e e xcept i on ). ” I d. P utt i ng a“ hol d” on a l l e ge dl y s t ol e n pr ope rty i s gove rne d byC a l i f orni aB us i ne s s a nd P r of e s s i ons C ode § 2 1 6 4 7 . I

d. a t 1 1 4 3

– 4 4 . W e h a v e h e ld , h o w e v e r , th a t “th e d is p o s a l o f p r o p e rty se i ze d from paw nb rokers

— ra ther than p l ac ed on ho l d— i s gov erned b y [ C al i forni a] F i na nc i a l C ode § 21206. 8, ” a nd tha tthe “ s t a tut orypr oc e dur e s [ i n tha tc ode s e c t i on]C h a it r a is e s f o rth e f ir s t tim e b e f

o r e u s c la im s u n d e rth e F o u rth a n d F if th 1 A m e ndm e nt s t o the U ni t e d S t a t e s C ons t i tut i on. T hese ar gu m ent s are w ai ved b e c au s e th e y w e r e n o t r a is e d b e lo w . I n r e Me r c ur

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g. , 6 1 8 F .3 d 9 8 8 , 9 9 2 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 0 ) . 3 sa t i sf y proce du ra l du e proces s. ” Sande rs v . C i t yof San D i ego , 93 F . 3d 1423, 1 4 2 9

– 3 0 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 6 ) ; se e al so Zel t se r , 3 2 5 F .3 d a t 1 1 4 4 . A l l of C ha i t ’ s c l a i m s r e l y f

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orni aB us i ne s s a nd P r of e s s i ons C od e § 21 64 7, and the prem i se that§ 2 16 47 go verns the di sposal of the w at ches tha tha d be e n s e i z e d. W e di s a gr e e . T he f a c t s of thi s c a s e a r e i de nt i c a l t o the 1 s i tua t i on pr e s e nt e d i n Zel t ser w here the al l egedl y s t ol en prop erty w as fi rs tpl ac ed on “ ho l d” by a pol i ce offi ce r pendi ng further i nv es t i gat i on , and then w as s u b s e q u e n tlys e iz e d a s e v id e n c e . See Zel t se r , 3 2 5 F .3 d a t 1 1 4 3 . T h e r e , w e h e ld th a t C a lif

o rn iaF in a n c ia l C o d e § 2 1 2 0 6 .8 g o v e rn e d . I d. a t1145. B e c aus e our prec edentdi ct at es thatC al i forni a F i nanci al C od e § 21 20 6. 8 g ov erns si tuat i on s s uch a s th is w h e r e a lle g e d lys to le n g o o d s a r e s e iz e d a s e v id e n c e , se e Zel t se r , 32 5 F . 3d at 1 1 4 4

– 4 5 ; Sa n ders , 9 3 F .3 d a t 1 4 2 9 , C h a it’s c la im s f a il a s am a tte ro f

la w . C h a it re l i es on the i m prop erst atut e and he has f ai l ed t o rai se a genui ne i ss ue of m at er i al f a c t u n d e rth e c o n tr o llin g s ta tu te . T h e o n lyc la im th a t m ig h t r e m a in is w h e th e rth e C ityv io la te d C a lif o rn ia B u s in e s s a n d P r o f

e s s io n s C o d e § 2 1 6 4 7 b yp la c in g ah o ld o n th e w a tc h e s . T h isC hai t ’ s c on tra di ct ory s t at em ent s do n otcr ea t e agenu i ne i ss ue of m at er i al 2 f a c t. Se e C le v e land v . P ol i c yM gm t. Sys . C or

p. , 52 6 U . S . 79 5, 80 6– 07 (199 9). 4 c l a i m t oo, how e ve r , i s w i thoutm e r i t . C a l i f orni aB us i ne s s a nd P r of e s s i ons C ode § 2 1 6 4 7 ( a ) s ta te s th a t if a“p e a c e o f

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. . . i n the po ss es si on of a paw nb roker . . . i s s t ol en, [then] the peace offi ce r m ay pl ac e aho l d o n the prop erty f or a per i od no tt o exceed 90 d ay s. ” T he un di sput ed fa ct s s ho w — and C hai tadm i tt ed i n h i s deposi t i on — thatthe po l i ce prop er l y pl ac ed 2 ahol d on the w a t c he s pur s ua ntt o C a l i f orni aB us i ne s s a nd P r of e s s i ons C ode § 2 1 6 4 7 (a) b ecau se th e seri al n u m b ers o n th e w at ch es w ere i d en t i cal t o th o se al l eged t o h ave been st ol en i n a po l i ce re po rt . T he un di sput ed fa ct s her e w er e suff i ci entt o g i ve the offi ce r probabl e c ause t o b el i eve thatthe w at ches w er e s t ol en ba s e d on the s e r i a l num be ri de nt i f i c a t i on. C ha i tha s f

a i l e d t o r a i s e age nui ne i s s ue o f m a te r ia l f

a c t in th is r e g a r d . E ven i f C hai thad p roperl y r ai se d a se i zure cl ai m un der C al i forni a F i nanci al C ode § 21206. 8, i tw oul d f a i l . A s w e s t a t e d i n G & G J e w e lr y, I nc . v . C i t yof O akland , the r e i s no i m pr ope rs e i z ur e w he n “ the pol i c e w e r e pr ope r l yon the p r e m is e s a n d w e r e au th o r iz e d to in s p e c t th e p a w n s h o p p r o p e rtyp u r s u a n t to [C al i forni a F i nanci al C od e] § 2 12 06 , ” and “ [t ] he i nspect i on re veal ed the m ake, m od el , and ser i al nu m bers of the prop erty r eport ed as st ol en and, thu s, the evi dence5

th a t th e p r o p e rtyw a s s to le n w a s in p la in v ie w .” 9 8 9 F .2 d 1 0 9 3 , 1 0 9 9 , 1 1 0 1 ( 9 th C i r. 19 93 ). T here fore , even i f C hai thad p roperl y r ai se d a cl ai m re gardi ng an a l l e ge d i m pr ope rs e i z ur e , i tw oul d be f or e c l os e d ba s e d on ourpr e c e de nta nd the u n d is p u te d f

a c ts in th is c a s e . A F F I R M E D .