Case Name: Don M. KUBANYI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jake COVEY; Patrick Nelson, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-08-04
Citations: 391 F. App'x 620
Docket Number: No. 09-35340
Parties: Don M. KUBANYI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jake COVEY; Patrick Nelson, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, O’SCANNLAIN and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 391
Pages: 620–621

Head Matter:
Don M. KUBANYI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jake COVEY; Patrick Nelson, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 09-35340.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 30, 2010.
Filed Aug. 4, 2010.
Michael John Walleri, General Counsel, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc., Fairbanks, AK, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Ruth Botstein, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, AGAK-Office of the Alaska Attorney General, Anchorage, AK, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: SCHROEDER, O’SCANNLAIN and CLIFTON, 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
Don Kubanyi was arrested by Alaskan state troopers Jake Covey and Patrick Nelson for disorderly behavior in response to an alleged trespass on his land. Kuba-nyi filed suit against Covey and Nelson under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages and fees. The district court granted Covey and Nelson's motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity. Kubanyi filed a motion for reconsideration, but it was denied. Kubanyi timely appeals, arguing that Covey and Nelson violated his First Amendment right to free speech, his Fourth Amendment right against false arrest, and his Fourteenth Amendment right against deprivation of property without due process.
I
Kubanyi's First and Fourth Amendment claims are not properly preserved on appeal because he did not raise them until his motion for reconsideration in the district court. See Self-Realization Fellow ship Church v. Ananda Church of Self-Realization, 59 F.3d 902, 912 (9th Cir.1995). In any event, Kubanyi's First Amendment right to free speech was not violated because the officers arrested him in order to assure the safety of the situation in light of Kubanyi's disorderly conduct, not in retaliation for his speech. See Dietrich v. John Ascuaga's Nugget, 548 F.3d 892, 896, 900-02 (9th Cir.2008). In addition, Kubanyi cannot prevail on his Fourth Amendment false arrest claim because he was convicted of the offense for which the officers arrested him. See Cabrera v. City of Huntington Park, 159 F.3d 374, 380 (9th Cir.1998) (per curiam).
II
In contrast to his First and Fourth Amendment claims, Kubanyi's Fourteenth Amendment claim is properly preserved for appeal. However, Kubanyi's Fourteenth Amendment right against deprivation of property without due process was not violated because Covey and Nelson did not deprive Kubanyi of any of his legal rights with respect to his property. See Meyers v. Redwood City, 400 F.3d 765, 767-68 (9th Cir.2005).
III
For these reasons, 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.