Case Name: Francisco DOMINGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-04-15
Citations: 322 F. App'x 516
Docket Number: No. 07-55403
Parties: Francisco DOMINGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: FERNANDEZ, SILVERMAN and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 322
Pages: 516–517

Head Matter:
Francisco DOMINGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 07-55403.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 13, 2009.
Filed April 15, 2009.
Stuart S. Dumas, Esq., Los Angeles, CA, Erwin E. Adler, Esq., Adler Law Group Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Blithe S. Bock, Esq., Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office City Hall East, Los An-geles, CA, for City of Los Angeles, William Bratton.
Craig J. Miller, Esq., for William Brat-ton.
Before: FERNANDEZ, SILVERMAN and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Plaintiff Francisco Dominguez appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants City of Los Angeles and Chief of Police William Bratton. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review the summary judgment order de novo, Universal Health Servs., Inc. v. Thompson, 363 F.3d 1013, 1019 (9th Cir.2004), and we affirm.
As the district court correctly held, the City and Chief Bratton cannot be held liable for their policies absent a constitutional violation by the officers. See City of Los Angeles v. Heller, 475 U.S. 796, 799, 106 S.Ct. 1571, 89 L.Ed.2d 806 (1986) (per curiam). And because there was no evidence that the officers intended to harm Dominguez, the district court correctly concluded that the officers did not violate his Fourteenth Amendment rights. See County of Sacramento v. Lewis, 523 U.S. 833, 846, 118 S.Ct. 1708, 140 L.Ed.2d 1043 (1998); Moreland v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 159 F.3d 365, 372-73 (9th Cir.1998).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.