BARBARA ROBINSON V. CITY OF PHOENIX, No. 23-15269 (9th Cir. 2024)

Annotate this Case

Download PDF

NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED APR 2 2024 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BARBARA STUART ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 23-15269 D.C. No. 2:22-cv-00651-JFM v. MEMORANDUM* CITY OF PHOENIX, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona James F. Metcalf, Magistrate Judge, Presiding** Submitted March 26, 2024*** Before: TASHIMA, SILVERMAN, and KOH, Circuit Judges. Barbara Stuart Robinson appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging procedural due process and state law claims arising out of an injury that occurred on city property. We have * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The parties consented to proceed before a magistrate judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). *** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Wallis v. Princess Cruises, Inc., 306 F.3d 827, 832 (9th Cir. 2002). We affirm. The district court properly granted summary judgment because Robinson failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether the City deprived her of any right secured by federal law without due process. See Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319, 335 (1976) (setting forth requirements for procedural due process); see also Daniels v. Williams, 474 U.S. 327, 328 (1986) (“We conclude that the Due Process Clause is simply not implicated by a negligent act of an official causing unintended loss of or injury to life, liberty, or property.”). AFFIRMED. 2 23-15269

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.