Abel v. City of Algona

Ninth Circuit

Abel v. City of Algona

348 F. App'x 313

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit·Decided October 13, 2009·No. No. 08-35918·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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MEMORANDUM **

Because Antonio Abel and Kenneth Freeman (the “Officers”) were placed on “administrative assignment” without loss of pay or rank, such assignment did not effect a deprivation of property for purposes of a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 due process claim. See Stiesberg v. California, 80 F.3d 353, 355-57 (9th Cir.1996) (citing [315] cases). Nor is there a clearly established due process right to a hearing before employees are put on leave with pay. Dias v. Elique, 436 F.3d 1125, 1132 (9th Cir.2006). Moreover, the Officers have not presented evidence that the administrative assignment constituted a removal, suspension, demotion, or discharge under Rev. Wash. Code § 41.12.090; nor have they otherwise developed an argument that Washington law grants them a property interest that would be affected by their administrative assignment. See Cleveland Bd. of Educ. v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532, 538, 105 S.Ct. 1487, 84 L.Ed.2d 494 (1985); Bd. of Regents v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 577, 92 S.Ct. 2701, 33 L.Ed.2d 548 (1972). Arguments not coherently developed in briefs on appeal are deemed abandoned. See Fed. R.App. P. 28(a)(9)(A); United States v. Kimble, 107 F.3d 712, 715 n. 2 (9th Cir.1997). Therefore, the district court did not err in granting summary judgment on the Officers’ due process claims for deprivation of a property interest.

The Officers raise several additional issues in their briefs that are not supported by argument, including a claim that the administrative assignment effected a deprivation of their liberty interests in violation of the Due Process Clause and violated their rights to equal protection; these arguments are likewise deemed abandoned. Id.

The Officers additionally argue that the district court erred in striking several declarations submitted in opposition to the motion for summary judgment. The Officers are mistaken; the court did not strike the declarations but “decline[d] to determine the admissibility of each of the statements contained in over 200 pages of declarations provided by Plaintiffs.” Therefore, the motion to strike is not properly before this court for review. See Fenton v. Freedman, 748 F.2d 1358, 1360 (9th Cir.1984).

AFFIRMED.

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MEMORANDUM **

Because Antonio Abel and Kenneth Freeman (the “Officers”) were placed on “administrative assignment” without loss of pay or rank, such assignment did not effect a deprivation of property for purposes of a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 due process claim. See Stiesberg v. California, 80 F.3d 353, 355-57 (9th Cir.1996) (citing [315] cases). Nor is there a clearly established due process right to a hearing before employees are put on leave with pay. Dias v. Elique, 436 F.3d 1125, 1132 (9th Cir.2006). Moreover, the Officers have not presented evidence that the administrative assignment constituted a removal, suspension, demotion, or discharge under Rev. Wash. Code § 41.12.090; nor have they otherwise developed an argument that Washington law grants them a property interest that would be affected by their administrative assignment. See Cleveland Bd. of Educ. v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532, 538, 105 S.Ct. 1487, 84 L.Ed.2d 494 (1985); Bd. of Regents v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 577, 92 S.Ct. 2701, 33 L.Ed.2d 548 (1972). Arguments not coherently developed in briefs on appeal are deemed abandoned. See Fed. R.App. P. 28(a)(9)(A); United States v. Kimble, 107 F.3d 712, 715 n. 2 (9th Cir.1997). Therefore, the district court did not err in granting summary judgment on the Officers’ due process claims for deprivation of a property interest.

The Officers raise several additional issues in their briefs that are not supported by argument, including a claim that the administrative assignment effected a deprivation of their liberty interests in violation of the Due Process Clause and violated their rights to equal protection; these arguments are likewise deemed abandoned. Id.

The Officers additionally argue that the district court erred in striking several declarations submitted in opposition to the motion for summary judgment. The Officers are mistaken; the court did not strike the declarations but “decline[d] to determine the admissibility of each of the statements contained in over 200 pages of declarations provided by Plaintiffs.” Therefore, the motion to strike is not properly before this court for review. See Fenton v. Freedman, 748 F.2d 1358, 1360 (9th Cir.1984).

AFFIRMED.

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Abel v. City of Algona, 348 F. App'x 313 (9th Cir. 2009).

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