Case Name: Dennis Russell HOOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE; Mike Winters, Sheriff, Defendants, and David Penkava, Deputy, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-10-18
Citations: 699 F. App'x 651
Docket Number: No. 15-35521
Parties: Dennis Russell HOOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; Mike Winters, Sheriff, Defendants, and David Penkava, Deputy, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: GRABER, PAEZ, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 699
Pages: 651–652

Head Matter:
Dennis Russell HOOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; Mike Winters, Sheriff, Defendants, and David Penkava, Deputy, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 15-35521
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted October 10, 2017 Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
Filed October 18, 2017
Luke Alexander Eaton, AGWA—Office of the Washington Attorney General (Turn-water) Tumwater, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellant
Joel C. Benton, Senior Deputy District Attorney, Devin D. Huseby, Jackson County Counsel, Medford, OR, for Defendants
Joel C. Benton, Senior Deputy District Attorney, Devin D. Huseby, Jackson County Counsel, Medford, OR, for Defendant-Appellee
Before: GRABER, PAEZ, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
While on patrol, Defendant Deputy David Penkava pulled over Plaintiff Dennis Russell Hooper, believing that he was driving without a valid Oregon license, and cited Plaintiff for traffic violations. The state court acquitted Plaintiff of the citations. He then brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Defendant had pulled him over without reasonable suspicion, in violation of the Fourth Amendment. A jury found for Defendant. Plaintiff moved for a new tidal on the ground of unfair surprise. The district court denied the motion, and Plaintiff timely appeals. Reviewing for abuse of discretion, Molski v. M.J. Cable, Inc., 481 F.3d 724, 728 (9th Cir. 2007), we affirm.
Defendant's original declaration contained certain factual inaccuracies and failed to include some information. But during his pretrial deposition, Defendant corrected the inaccuracies and supplied the missing information. Plaintiff took the deposition in August 2014, and the trial did not occur until February 2015. Defendant's testimony at trial was consistent with his deposition testimony. Moreover, the defense theory remained unchanged: that Defendant possessed information that led him to believe Plaintiff was driving without a valid Oregon license. Accordingly, Plaintiff was not surprised, unfairly or otherwise.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.