Case Name: William Allen GARRETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Andres RUIZ; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-10-07
Citations: 585 F. App'x 348
Docket Number: No. 13-55635
Parties: William Allen GARRETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Andres RUIZ; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: W. FLETCHER, RAWLINSON, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 585
Pages: 348–349

Head Matter:
William Allen GARRETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Andres RUIZ; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 13-55635.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 23, 2014.
Filed Oct. 7, 2014.
William Allen Garrett, Soledad, CA, pro se.
John Riley, City Attorney’s Office, San Diego, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: W. FLETCHER, RAWLINSON, and CHRISTEN, 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
William Allen Garrett appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that defendants violated his constitutional rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Billington v. Smith, 292 F.3d 1177, 1183 (9th Cir.2002), and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Garrett's excessive force claim because Garrett failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants' actions were objectively unreasonable under the circumstances, including the undisputed facts that Garrett was apprehended during the course of a night-time burglary, Garrett admitted he was armed with a knife and was attempting to evade arrest by flight, and the events happened very quickly. See Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 396-97, 109 S.Ct. 1865, 104 L.Ed.2d 443 (1989) (determining the reasonableness of a particular application of force requires "careful attention to the facts and circumstances of each particular case," taking into account the "split-second judgments" in circumstances that are "tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving").
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Garrett's claim that defendants violated his privilege against self-incrimination because Garrett seeks to re-litigate issues previously decided during his state criminal proceeding. See Ayers v. City of Richmond, 895 F.2d 1267, 1270-72 (9th Cir.1990) (applying California issue preclusion law to prevent plaintiff's re-litigation of a suppression determination in a subsequent § 1983 action).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Garrett's discovery motions because Garrett failed to demonstrate that he suffered any prejudice. See Hallett v. Morgan, 296 F.3d 732, 751 (9th Cir.2002) (providing standard of review and noting the trial court's broad discretion in discovery matters).
We reject Garrett's contentions concerning alleged due process violations and the district court's alleged bias and incorrect application of the summary judgment standard because they are unsupported by the record.
Defendants' motion to transmit evidence, filed on September 16, 2013, is denied.
Garrett's pending requests, filed on May 14, 2014, June 30, 2014, and September 12, 2014, are denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.