Case Name: Vernie Westley REED, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee v. CITY OF TACOMA, a municipal corporation; et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-05-19
Citations: 691 F. App'x 380
Docket Number: Nos. 14-35925, 14-35979
Parties: Vernie Westley REED, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee v. CITY OF TACOMA, a municipal corporation; et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants
Judges: Before: McKEOWN, BEA, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 691
Pages: 380–381

Head Matter:
Vernie Westley REED, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee v. CITY OF TACOMA, a municipal corporation; et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants
Nos. 14-35925, 14-35979
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted May 10, 2017 Seattle, Washington
Filed May 19, 2017
M. Jeffery Kallis, Attorney, The Law Firm of Kallis & Associates, San Jose, CA, Thomas S. Olmstead, Esquire, Attorney, Law Office of Thomas S. Olmstead, Pouls-bo, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellant
Jean P. Homan, Attorney, Tacoma City Attorney’s Office, Tacoma, WA, for Defendants-Appellees
Before: McKEOWN, BEA, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
The evidence that Officer Terwilliger's microphone was both attached to his uniform by a cord and stuck inside Vernie Reed's vehicle as the vehicle started to move forward is not contested. Therefore, there is no genuine dispute of material fact as to whether Officer Terwilliger's use of force was reasonable under the circumstances, and the district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Officer Terwilliger. Jackson v. City of Bremerton, 268 F.3d 646, 653 (9th Cir. 2001).
As there was no constitutional violation, the City of Tacoma cannot be held liable under Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York, 436 U.S. 658, 690-95, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). Therefore, the City of Tacoma was also entitled to summary judgment. Scott v. Henrich, 39 F.3d 912, 916 (9th Cir. 1994).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.