Opinion ID: 768122
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Heading: Dismissal of the First Claim: Civil Conspiracy

Text: 28 DeGrassi's first civil rights claim alleges a conspiracy to deprive her of her right to control her defense, and a breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing. The district court dismissed the claim for failure to allege a civil wrong because: (1) the City had complied with its statutory obligation to provide a defense; and (2) no independent claim lies for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing in theabsence of a breach of contract claim. DeGrassi's opening brief does not address that issue. In her reply, DeGrassi attempts, without supporting authority, to analogize her relationship with the City to that of an insurance company to its insured. Because we affirm the district court's conclusion that the City had complied with its obligation to defend DeGrassi, this claim was properly dismissed.