Haack v. Carson City et al, No. 3:2011cv00353 - Document 57 (D. Nev. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING 44 Motion for Summary Judgment as follows : (1) P's federal claims set forth in the Complaint as the First through Fourth claims for relief are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and (2) Summary judgment shall be entered in favor of Carson City and Davis as to P's state law claims set forth in the Complaint as the Fifth through Tenth claims for relief. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert A. McQuaid, Jr on 9/10/2012. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM) Modified on 9/10/2012 to clarify title (DRM).

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' i pl t i i t of hi c c i or s enc i i woul t com pl nt m us be m y he nvaldiy s onviton ent e; f t d, he ai t 27 Thec ul ' ts c nsde whe he aj m e i f v of hepl i tf wo dn c s arl o t ' lt o i r t r udg nt n a or t a n if ul e e s i m y ' dimis dgl' d.I, we e ,fhedit it o t t r i st tt pli tf' a to e e i s s e .'I f ho v r f t s rc c ur de e m ne ha he a n if c in, v n f s 28 6 ' C 1 s c sf lwil de sr t t i ai t ofa yo sa n ci na j me ta i t uc esu, lnol mon tae he nv ldiy n uttndig rmi ludg n gans 2 t pl ntf, heacton s he ai if t i houl bealowe t pr eed, n t a nceofsom eot rbart t d l d o oc i he bse he o he 3 s t'1 f fe k, n ot wor s t i acrm i c cton ar s ngoutoft s ef t ui ' d.f c i her ds, ays bat f i nal onvi i f ii he am ac. s ' 4 s andsand i f t s undam ent l i aly ncons s entw ih t unl ulbeha orf whih s t on 1 it t he awf . vi or c ec i 983 5 dam agesar s e ought t 1 z he 983ac i m us ton tbei sm ise 'sm fàar Tow er 79F. s d. ' l ls. y, 3d951 952 , 6 ( t Ci.1 ) 9 h r 996 . 7 The Ni h Ci c t has appled H ec i t c e of a l ged Four h Am e nt r ui i k n he ont xt le t ndm ent 8 vilto . eS ae t.Ci o An e , 32F.d607 61 ( hCi.201)c r.d id, oains Se zj r 7 @ fLos gels 6 3 , 1 9t r 1, e t ene 9 1 2 S. .98 ( t 3, 1 ; ihar , 9F.d a 952Oll r i n que tont tJ e kba s 3 G Oc . 201 ) Sm t t 7 3 t the e s o s i ha f c r 1 ( a n ifs ca m i a e e d= à l c e o bl us oa r s h m a 0 apl i tf') l i td f n a k dpr ba eo et r e t i ndbr ht o oug unf unde d 1 c i i lc r e a ans hi .) 1 rm na ha g s g i t m ' . ' 12 Her ,Pl ntf tm at y pl d no c e tt t l s c ge ofdi dery c e ai ifuli el e ont s o he es er har sor l onduc i tn 13 vi a i ofCar CiyM unii Codes ton 8. 01 ( olton son t cpal eci 04. 0. Doc.# 44- ( 1 at8,tans. 1 Ex. ) r p. 1 62: 1 )A nocont s pl hast s e fctasaguit plaorot c c i f pur s 4 3- 5. e t ea he ame fe ly e her onviton or pose p 1 o a yi t He k do t i .Sc S a e ,632 F.d a 61 61 ( c t s p e t f l ny 5 f ppl ng he c c rne c z j r 3 t 0, 2 no on e t l a o eo 16 weaponspos es i s sonbar edl ercvi c i alegi il s ar ; calo W'bè1.C'yand r at i la ton l ng legal e ch) sc s c J i t 1 Cou y o n Fr ic 201 W L 61 05 a * ( D.Ca. De . 1 ,2 1 ( di t t 7 nt fsa ancs o, 1 56 ) t 6 N. l c 2 01) fn ng ha 1 Se ka le 8 c pp idunde cr ums a e r ic t nc swhe et anufe e e noc nt s pla .Pli tf do s r hepl i nt r da o e t e ) a n if e ' : 19 notdi et si t ca ( Doc # 48 at5:4- 8 ('-aacki notc endi t hi no sput hi s he se. Sce . 1 1 'l l s ont ng hat s 20 c nt s pl ad si uihe h sc s r m N e k.))M or o r i i ce r ha unde Ne dal w, o e t e itng s s i a ef o c '. ' e ve ,t s l a t t r va a 21 anoc e tpl i t equi entofaguit pl Sc St et.Lewi 1 P. 1 1 ( ont s ea s he val ly ea. c at ? s, 78 3d 46, 47 Nev. 2 2 2 008) Pl i ifwa a s d o t sf td i hi c i na pr c e ng.( c # 44- a 81 . antf s dvie f hi ac urng s rmi l o e di Do . lt ; 23 Doc # 4 ( ieo M a l lngo Ex.10. . 5 Notc f nua Fii f :) 24 Pl ntf conviton hasnotbee over ur orot w ie i i ed. ai ifs ci n t ned her s nvaldat Ther or ,t ef e he 25 dipostve que t on t c s ii s i he ourtm us ans i i Pl ntf pr va l on hi sec i 1 t wer s f ai if e is s ton 983 c ai , lm 26 woul i nec s iy i pl t i i t ofhi s a ecour c d t es arl m y he nvaldiy s tt t onvit on. ci 27 Pl ntf ar ai if gues t t hi cont nton t hi ar es f a gr s m i dem eanor was ha s e i hat s r t or os s 28 7 ' ! I I . ! I ! ! ! 1 unc iutonaldoe. not nece s iy i pl tw i ldi ofhi uli e convi i f onstt i s arl m y l nvai v s tmat cton or I i 2 dior l conduc , amide a c r . Doc #48 a 3- 5- )Pli tf r a o t tt s dery t s me nor ha ge ( . t 4, 6. a n if e s ns ha he I 3 ba sf apr si or operwar ante sar es underNe r ls r t vada1 i pr bl ca et the c m il a aw s oba e us ha om ted 1 4 f l orgr s m i e ony os sdem eanor,a t ass lton t thi ar es f agr sm idem e nd he e i ha s r t or os s anorwms I ! 5 uns pore bypr ba ec us i no ic nsse wiht mide a rc viton.(d. t up td o bl a e s t n o itnt t he s me no on ci I a 6 4) Pli ifgoeson t ar t t r ton oft char fom agr sm idemeanort a antf o gue hat he educ i he ge r os s o i 7 m idem eanorac alys s m l uppoxspl nte- c ai ta er ai i s l m lati ewasnopro babl c ef hegr s e aus ort os ! . l I 8 m idem eanorar es (d. s r t z ) i : I 9 ! I I I i . The c ti notper ua by Pl ntf ' ar our s s ded ai ifs gum ent Pl ntf c t no aut iy,i t s . ai if ies hort n hi 1 c r ui or ot wie,i s 0 ic t her s n upportof hi ar s gum ent I t c t went a ong w ih Pl ntf . f he our l t ai ifs 11 r soni whene a c i i ldef ea ng, ver rm na endantent si o a pl agr entwhi h r ul. i t er nt ea eem c es t n he s 1 e r ofa pl t a l s rofens t t f whi h heors w asar e t H ec woul not 2 nt y ea o e se f e han hat or c he r s ed, k d ! I j i ! i 1 i l appl The cour aqr wih Car on Ciy and Davi t t pl negotatons i ve varots 3 v. t ees t s t s ha ea i i nvol il ' ' 1 c der tonswhih m a 4 onsi a i c yhaveabs ut yno r a ol el el hons pt hi owhe hert ewaspr bl c e t her oba eo '' '' ' ' ' '' '' ' ' 1 f t underyi ar es . 5 or he l ng r t 1 6 M or eover t l Ni h cic thaschar t iedN ec msappl ng t t ecas i whih nt r ui ac erz k yi o hos es n c , le I ! I I I I 1 % c i na c nvcinarsn o o hes fa t sa k a i f ame tlyi onsse 7 rmi l o ito iig utft ame cs tncs nd s und n al nc itnt 1 wih t unlwf l ha i f whih s c i 1 da a sar s ug lq' t t 79F. 8 t he a u be vor or c e ton 983 m ge e o ht .'Smihar, 3d . 1 a 952.Pl ntf hasnotpr ent d evi e t t f underyi t gr s m i 9 t ai if es e denc hat he ads l ng he os sdem e anor 20 c ge we e dif entt t f c sunderyi tl m i dem eanorc ge.I f t t vi of har r fer han he a t l ng le s har n ac , he deo 21 t crm i pr edi whe e Pl ntf ent r hi pl r l t t di or l c he i nal oce ng r ai if e ed s ea evea s hat he s dery onduc t 22 c gewasbas ont s es toff t ashi ar e tf hegr mide eanor ( #44har ed he am e ac s s r s ort oss s m . Doc. 1 2 ( 1 , c # 45( tc o M a lFii g o Ex.1 )) 3 Ex. 4) Do . No ie f nua ln f 4. : 24 The c ' fndst tPl ntf no cont tpl t t dior l conduc c ge, c oul t ha ai ifs es ea o he s dery t har whih 2 i ba e o t e c s m es to f c. a t gr sm ide a a r s,i ' nd n al 5 s s d n he xa t a e f a t s he os s me nor r e t s ' ame t fy s l 26 i ons s entw iht unl ul ha orf nc i t t he awf be vi orwhiht s ton 1 dam a sar s c he ec i 983 ge e ought'I t ' f he 27 c ourtwer t fnd t e was no probabl ca t s e o i her e use o upportPl i ifs ar e f t gr s a ntf r st or he os 28 8 I 1 1 1 I l i 1 1 I 1 mi sdem eanor i woul i pl t r was no pr ,t d m y he e obabl ca e t char hi w ih t e us o ge m t he 2 mi sdem e anor whi h woul nva i t em ide e c di lda ei s m anorc ge.Ther f e,hecourt har e or t lndst t ha , 3 i Pl ntf f ai ifwer t pr vai on hi f r cai s i woul r sul i aGndi t t r wasno eo e l s ede al l m , t d e tn ng hat he e 4 pr ba e ca et s o bl us o uppol hi ar e t whi h woul ne ss iy i pl t i ldiy ofhi no ' s rs, c t d ce arl m y he nva i t s 5 cont tpl whi i t equi entofa c c i i Nevada. es ea, ch s he val onviton n 6 To t ext Pl ntf as t a cl m f conspi ac and a c ai agai Cars Ciy he ent ai if sers ai or r y lm nst on t 7 unde Mbncl Ne Yor L r De tfso .Se v .436U. 6 (9 8)s hcamsma no r lr. w k ' p p'o c r s, N S. 58 1 7 ,uc li y t 8 bepur ue nt a s nc o a unde l s di he b e e f n r/ngc ns do l prv fono n ur Sc Ciyof 's o dm na de i a rij y. c t -fo 9 Angelsv. H el 475u. 796, (986) vilgas,.GiroyGari stval a s41F. e l er, s. . 1 ; le g l 799 lcFe i Assn, 3d 1 95 , 957 ( h Ci. 2008) Cf aus t e i no c thli lvi aton,t r can be no 0 0 9t r Bec e her s onsi tona ol i he e I1 muni palibiip' ; yz.M arco Count 201 W L 371 591 at*28 ( . Ci Aug.29, ci la lt ' Lace ? ) i pa y, 2 1 , 9t r. h 1 201 ( iaionsom iled)(t emus awaysbean underyi c ttu i vi a i 't 2 2) ct t t Rher tl l ng ons i tonal olton' o 1 a s r ac pia yca m unde s c i 1 4. 3 s e t ons r c l i r e ton 98: . 1 4 Ther f e,Pl ntf ' c ai s f vi aton of t Four h Am endm ent c piac t e or ai ifs l m or ol i he t , ons r y o 15 vi a e t Fourt Am e ol t he h ndm ent and t Car on Ciy f l d t pr , hat s t aie o opery t ai and s l r n upenr i se 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 Da i c e ni gt man ri c ran l s a r s.m a ma oa t ub e t r o v s onc r n he ne nwhihwa r te s r e t ybe des s os j c ca s n s Ciyt munii l ibi t unde 1 a edimis d wiho pr j c .Se Trm b et.Ciy t o cpa la l y i r 983, r s s e t ut eudie e f l 7 t o fsant Ros 491. a a, 7 3d583, 85( t Ci.1 )( mis l s ntoNc kmu t wiho t 5 9h r 995 is saspurua t c s be t u prj iet giet pl i tf t opp t t t r -i s ul h s c e di i vai a i hi eud c o v he a n if he oruniy o e fl ho d e u c e n n ld tng s e I ' 2 c ito ors nt nc ) 0 onv ci n e e e . 21 W ih r pec opl ntf' c piac l m , ec t es tt ai ils ons r yci i oud r e ec ndyp = t ddef e endantDel s sn' 2 mo i nt dimist sca m wihla et a nd.Se Doc #5 )Le v oa e 2 to o s s hi l i t e v o me ( e . 5. a et m ndwa r nt d sg a e 23 V t heas um pdont ht s hatpl ndf s l ai hl hadad a eFoue M e bl nA entc im agai tdef l ns endant 24 Davi ,t tw oul f m t underyi bms sf t cons r cy c ai . Be et c ' has s ha d or he l ng i or he pi a l m caus he oul t 25 di i edt Four hAm endm entc ai ast de endantDa sa N c sm ss he t lm o f vi s ckbar ed, hecour m us r t t t l 1 2 now as dimist c ns r c cam a a ns deen ntDefnwiho prj c S e Lac y, 6 lo s s he o pia y l i g i t f da li t ut eudie. e e 27 2 2 W L 37 1 91 a * 8 Ut r mus a wa bean un ry ng c ns i to lvil to ' o 01 1 5 , t 2 he e t l ys de li o tm i na o a i n't . 28 9 I I i ! 1 : ! I 1 ms ertac pia ycl m unders cion 1 . s ons r c ai e t 983) i i i i 2 B . PT, N II AT 'FFY STA TE I W CT. M S A AI i ! 4 f lea r s nd/ i io e t ne lg nt rng,r entonands rv son; a s r e ta or mprs nm n ; g ie hii et i upe i i andneg i e. lgenc I i 3 5 Pl ntf r ai ng c ai sagai tCar on Ciy and Davi ar t s at 1 c ai sof ai ifs em ni l m ns s t s e he t e aw l m Fis , Car on Ciy ar rt s t gues t t se c ai s s hat he l m houl be di m i s pur uant t t d s s ed s o he : ; 6 dicr i y i m uniy pr ded t gover ente ii and t rem pl s underNevada s etonar m t ovi o nm nttes hei oyee : 7 Re se St ut . 2) ( #44a 1 20.Addii ly,Car Ciyc endst ei no vi d at e41O32( . Doc. t 9- ) tonal son t ont her s ! i 8 e de c t s vi n e o uppor t s cam s Ld. t212 ) . t he e l i .l a - 3. i 9 i I r pons Pl ntf as el st hi s a e1 c ai sar notbar ed by di c etonal n es e, ai if s ' hat s t t aw l m t e r sr i y l 4 1 i 0 mmuniy ( c.# 48 a 9. Hef rt ras e t t ttibl is sofm a eralf c e s a t t Do t ) u he s r. ha ra e s ue s t i a t xit s q ! 11 t s c ai s. (d. t9 1 . he e l m I a - 1) : . . i 1 2 I ! ! 1 1 St m e 41. ,i ha r t ned i m uniy as pr de i N e 3 at 031 t s e ai m t ovi d n vada Revied St - e 41. t s at ut 032 o 1 41 4 . 1 ! 1 Nev. Re St .41031 1. 5 v. at . () i I 1 6 NevadaRevi d St m t 41032( pr de i peri par : se a e . 2) ovi s n tnent t ! ! 1 7 No ac i m aybe br ton oughtunderN RS 41031 a ans a i . or g i t n mmunec taior t on rc a t or an om cer or em pl oyee of t St e or any of is agenci or poltc l he at es i l i 1 8 s vsonswhihi: ubdiii c s 1 ! 1 9 2. I l 2 0 ! ! 21 Ne Re .S a .410324 ) v. v t t . 2 . 1 ! I ! 22 ! ! 2 t di c e i y ac i m uniy s at e.'Sandoval 7 Las Je M et PolceD e 201 W L 4 he s r tonar t m t t ut ' t. / gcs r . i pt, 2 1 i 25 607283, a * 3( Ne Fe 2 2 2 ( ii Tr l r t 1 D. v. b. 4, 01 ) ctng aveesHot p d.1.CiyV xc , O3Ne elLt J ' t no 1 v. i l 26 343, 7 P.d 1 53, 35 55(98 ) I Ne da dic e i r fz toni uniya le i a 41 2 3 1 4- 1 7). n va , s r tona p t i mm t pp is f nc i 2 de ii n:# 1 i vov s an e e n o i vi lj 7 cso f ) n le ( l me t f ndi dua udgme or c ie a ( ) i ba e o nt ho c nd 2 s s d n ! 28 . 038, 31 3) a a ohe sa et te pr sl pr vi sf go e nme i 485. 8( , nd ny t r tmt ha x e sy o de or v r nt mmunt. iy 1 ' i i i W hie N e da ha ge aly wai is i m uniy f om labiiy i Ne l va s ner l ved t m t r i lt n vada Re s vi ed pa e up t e rieo pe ma eo t fiu et e ecs orpe m s d on he xecs r dor nc f he alr o x rie dor adlg e ina yf tono du yont pa t t St t o a yo isa nce o s r to r unci r t he r of he a e r n f t ge is r tetastheliin oodlcrofe,mpggabused. n cnrco oayo plewheb roro sthefn etion re ve le rmmu eo tatrfn f hiclu dvsnot r ly fi invol l s oi os l c s , Thi di t it ha expr s l f s s rc s e s y ound t t N e hat he vada Supr e Cour G em t has i plcil m i ty . 23 a um e hatm uni paltesar poltca s ss dt ci ii e ii l ubdi sonsoft St ef hepur e ofappl ng vi i he at ort pos s yi 1 0 I I I 1 I 1 ' . . ' . . i I i 1 ! j l 1 c i r tons of s ca , e o onsde a i o il c nomi, or po iia po iy' 1 a * 4 ( ii M ar i z t. c ltc l lç . d. t 1 ctng ' tne ? 2 M ar z z 1 3 Ne 43 1 P.d 7 7 , 29 ( ) . n a ii n,sthedic e i r us c ak, 2 v. 3, 68 3 20, 27 7 2007 ) l dd to ' l s r tona y l 3 f ton e e i pr e s agenc de s ons c unc i xc pton ot ct y cii oncer ng t s ni he cope and m anneri whi h i n c t 4 conduc san i tgaton s l ast age y does notvi at a m andat y diec i 'I . t nves i i o ong he nc ol e or r tve. d 5 ( uotn Vik r t.Unie st e , à F.d944 951(t Ci.200( . q ig c e s 7 td ats 22 3 , 9. r h 9) 6 7 t 1w e ore n ofc r weee tte t dic eina pfzci i he a nf c me t fie s r n ild o s rto r tn ton mmuniyi c ci t n onne ton 8 wih e f t tng an ar es . Sandoval 201 W L 607283 at*1 t fec ua i r t See , 2 4. 9 I dg er i ng how t be t enf c t l ,l enf cem ent of ier ar n t m ni o s or e he aw aw qr fc s e 1 0 r ul oc i rhe r ni ,he eq r o t e an frh!dt onseyt ertairlttneedttesaeyte uii'sft,h oter wnsft,hioc n o h arsersft,hpar est aeyere lo ade t cnen r e re ares c rtl ptl,hec tn b c onc s r o c s a a lbl t t o fc r ( olc de rmen ) p iis a t es ur e v ia e o he fie , p ie pa t t olce , nd he i or tp t p fc rha o ha nf ma i n he fie s n nd. f ( ia i n omltd) The ef cor i c t t t heodc r de ii nt are tPl i if i d. ct to te . s a t s ndia e ha t f e s cso o r s antfs s 1 ' 2 f 1 l 1 t me al r td i poiy c ie ains a d t tj ca s c gt sig o t s 3 mda ntly ooe n lc onsd r to , n ha udiil e ond- z sn f hi e : ! I I Sandoval l LasVe n t. gasM et o ian Polc par m ent t c tde er i t r polt ieDe t , he our t m ned hat ,, , 1 4 de son t i notappr i e. I ( ia i om ile . cii hus s oprat d. ct ton t d) ! ! j Her asi Sandoval t c tfndst tdef e, n , he our i ha endantDavi sdec son t ar es Pl i if s' i i o r t a ntf 1 5 1 6 i vove a e r ie ofh sj gme tba e on s ca an poiy c nsde a i .W ih n n l d n xe cs i ud n s d o il d lc o i r tons t o e denc hathevi at dam andat ydi ec i n c vi et ol e or r tvei onne ton wiht ar es ofPl ntf , ci t he r t ai if Davi s 1 7 andcar onciyar enuEe odicr i s t e dt s etonaa - ncdon i m uniyunderNe / m t vadaRe s vi edst u e at t 1 8 i 1 9 I i ! 41032 2 wih r s c t Pli tf' sa e1w t r cam s . ( ) t e pe t o an if t t a o t l i . s 20 1 ! I i // / 21 22 // / // / // / 2 // 3 / 2 // 4 / 25 // / I 26 i 2 // 7 / // / 28 11 . 1 1 ! 1 I 1 I 2 I l . I . CON CLU SION V , Da sa Car o CiysM o i f Summ a yludg nt( . 44)i GRANTED. s vi nd s n t ton or r me Doc # s a 3 f olows: l 4 5 6 ()Pl ntf f a cai s s f t i t Com pl i as t Fis t ough Foul h l ai ifs eder l l m , et or h n he a nt he r t hr ' t c ai s f r le , ar D I I l m or e i f e SM SSED ' I O UT P W TH ICE pur ua t H ec t. s nt o k l H umphr y,51 U. 477(994) and e 2 S. 1 ; I 7 1 I 8 s at 1 c ai s se f t i t Com pl ntmst $f1 t ough t . c ai sf r i f t e aw l m , t or h n he ai he 51 1 hr ent l m or ele . h I 9 l 10 11 12 ( Summa udg nt hal n eedi a or f ro la ds%t an 2) uj me s lbee t r nfv o Cas nci ndDa oplidTs I I SO O R D ER ED . T S LET JU D GM EN T EN TER A CCO R DIN G LY . DATED :Sept ber1 201 em 0, 2. 13 14 . 1 5 x x x' 4 . U px %x j q x a. N. x.. j .z m. . 1 6 ROBERTA M CQUAI JR . D 1 7 UNI S TESMAGf TEJ TED G STG UDGE 1 8 1 9 20 21 22 . 23 24 25 26 27 28 12 , 1

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