Case Name: James William ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WASHINGTON COUNTY, State of Oregon; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-03-25
Citations: 424 F. App'x 658
Docket Number: No. 09-35254
Parties: James William ROBINSON, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. WASHINGTON COUNTY, State of Oregon; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
Judges: Before: FARRIS, O’SCANNLAIN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 424
Pages: 658–659

Head Matter:
James William ROBINSON, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. WASHINGTON COUNTY, State of Oregon; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
No. 09-35254.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 8, 2011.
Filed March 25, 2011.
James William Robinson, Beaverton, OR, pro se.
William G. Blair, Hillsboro, OR, Kenneth Scott Montoya, Esquire, Salem, OR, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: FARRIS, O’SCANNLAIN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
James William Robinson appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging excessive force in the course of a detention arising out of a traffic stop, and state law claims of defamation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Luchtel v. Hagemann, 623 F.3d 975, 978 (9th Cir.2010). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment for Officers Crino and Blalack based on qualified immunity because Robinson failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the officers used excessive force in subduing and handcuffing him, and "a reasonable officer could have thought that the force used was needed." Id. at 980-83 (granting summary judgment for officers where the plaintiff had actively resisted arrest and the "officers applied the least amount of force necessary to subdue [the plaintiff] by pinning her to the ground and handcuffing her").
The district court properly granted summary judgment for the City of Beaverton and Washington County because Robinson failed to demonstrate any constitutional violation and failed to allege that any policy, practice, or custom by the municipalities caused the alleged deprivation of his constitutional rights. See Monell v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 694, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978).
The district court properly granted summary judgment for all defendants on the state law defamation claims because Robinson did not allege that defendants made any false or defamatory statements. See Walleri v. Fed. Home Loan Bank of Seattle, 83 F.3d 1575, 1583 (9th Cir.1996).
Robinson's remaining contentions, including those regarding additional Beaver-ton police officers who were not involved in the detention, are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.