Opinion ID: 6326557
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Heading: jurisdiction

Text: As a threshold matter, we conclude that we have jurisdiction over this interlocutory appeal. The Najeras argue that we lack jurisdiction because the district court found that triable issues of fact precluded summary judgment, and because Ponder waived his qualifiedimmunity defense by failing to present the facts in the light most favorable to the Najeras. Both arguments miss the mark. We “undoubtedly” have jurisdiction to consider the 6 ESTATE OF NAJERA AGUIRRE V. CNTY. OF RIVERSIDE district court’s denial of qualified immunity. Rodriguez v. Maricopa Cnty. Cmty. Coll. Dist., 605 F.3d 703, 707 (9th Cir. 2010). Likewise, Ponder’s defense-friendly presentation of the facts does not deprive us of jurisdiction. Although Ponder’s appellate briefing arguably “lapse[d] into disputing [plaintiffs’] version of the facts,” we are fully capable of distinguishing between advocacy and the record itself. George v. Morris, 736 F.3d 829, 837 (9th Cir. 2013) (quoting Adams v. Speers, 473 F.3d 989, 990 (9th Cir. 2007)). Ponder’s characterization of the facts did not result in waiver of his qualified-immunity defense.