Case Name: Sonya WOLF, an individual; Roger Craig, in his capacity as Guardian ad Litem for the Minor N.H., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF STOCKTON; Sandoval, individually and in his in his official capacity as police officer for the City of Stockton; Azverand, individually and in his official capacity as police officer for the City of Stockton; DOES 1-20, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-07-01
Citations: 441 F. App'x 481
Docket Number: No. 10-15776
Parties: Sonya WOLF, an individual; Roger Craig, in his capacity as Guardian ad Litem for the Minor N.H., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF STOCKTON; Sandoval, individually and in his in his official capacity as police officer for the City of Stockton; Azverand, individually and in his official capacity as police officer for the City of Stockton; DOES 1-20, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: O’SCANNLAIN and BYBEE, Circuit Judges, and HAYES, District Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 441
Pages: 481–482

Head Matter:
Sonya WOLF, an individual; Roger Craig, in his capacity as Guardian ad Litem for the Minor N.H., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF STOCKTON; Sandoval, individually and in his in his official capacity as police officer for the City of Stockton; Azverand, individually and in his official capacity as police officer for the City of Stockton; DOES 1-20, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 10-15776.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 13, 2011.
Filed July 1, 2011.
David John Beauvais, Oakland, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Shelley L. Green, Assistant City, Stockton City Attorney, Stockton, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: O’SCANNLAIN and BYBEE, Circuit Judges, and HAYES, District Judge.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable William Q. Hayes, United States District Judge for the District of Southern California, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Sonya Wolf and Roger Craig appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Stockton and to Officers Darren Sandoval and Eric Azve-rand. As the facts are known to the parties, we repeat them only as necessary to explain our decision.
The officers' limited search of Wolfs van was justified under the emergency aid exception to the Fourth Amendment. See Brigham, City v. Stuart, 547 U.S. 398, 403-04, 126 S.Ct. 1943, 164 L.Ed.2d 650 (2006); United States v. Cervantes, 219 F.3d 882, 888 (9th Cir.2000). Given the concerns of Nicholas's father, the unusual living conditions inside the van, and Wolfs uncooperative and disruptive behavior, the officers had reasonable grounds to believe that Nicholas was residing in a situation unsafe for a young child, and thus that a potential emergency situation required further investigation. See United States v. Bradley, 321 F.3d 1212 (9th Cir.2003); White v. Pierce Cnty., 797 F.2d 812 (9th Cir.1986). The officers' search of the van and interview with Nicholas did not go beyond that which was necessary to determine that he was safe. See Martin v. City of Oceanside, 360 F.3d 1078, 1082 (9th Cir.2004).
Furthermore, the officers' brief detention of Wolf during the interview with Nicholas did not violate the Fourth Amendment. By her own admission, Wolf was disrupting the officers' attempts to speak with Nicholas. Because their investigation of Nicholas's welfare was valid under the Fourth Amendment, so too was their reasonable decision temporarily to detain Wolf to facilitate such investigation. Wolf remained within clear sight of Nicholas throughout the interview, and her detention lasted no longer than necessary to facilitate the officers' investigation.
The judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.