Opinion ID: 2754539
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Heading: Kelvin Gant

Text: Kelvin Gant (“Gant”) has been arrested on warrants issued for his non-identical twin brother, Kevin Gant, between five and seven times.2 The claims Gant raised in this case stem from a mistaken arrest that occurred on April 29, 2008. Torrance police ran a warrant check in the course of questioning Gant about allegedly attempting to fraudulently obtain a refund for a movie ticket. The warrant had been obtained by the L.A. City defendants, who were responsible for inputting it into CWS. It named Gant’s brother, “Kevin Thomas Gant” and included a CII number. Gant was arrested even though he showed the officer a “judicial clearance form” verifying that a warrant for “Kevin Gant” was not meant for him. Torrance police transferred Gant to the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.3 In the booking 2 The district court’s April 26, 2011 order indicates that Gant had been arrested “about five” times. Its October 8, 2009 order indicates he has been arrested seven times. 3 The district court rejected L.A. County’s argument that Gant was never in its custody because it was contravened by documentary evidence. At his deposition, Gant testified that he was never in the custody of L.A. County, but his complaint alleges that he was, and the record indicates that 8 GANT V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES process, a Live Scan report was obtained. It showed that Gant had a different CII number than the warrant’s subject, Kevin Gant. It also included “Kevin Thomas Gant” and “Kevin T. Gant” as aliases associated with Kelvin Gant’s fingerprints. Gant was detained overnight and released the following day after a court appearance. Gant does not allege that he told the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department he had a judicial clearance form.