Thompson v. Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: September 23, 2025
• Docket: 24-2113
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 23 2025 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RONALD R. THOMPSON; RACHEL A. No. 24-2113 THOMPSON, D.C. No. 6:23-cv-01936-MC Plaintiffs - Appellants, MEMORANDUM* v.

DESCHUTES COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; JONATHAN EBNER, in both his official and individual capacity; AARON ALEXANDER, in both his official and individual capacity; SHANE NELSON, in both his official and individual capacity; KYLE FREDERICKSON, in both his official and individual capacity; DARRYL LEWIS, in both his official and individual capacity; DAVID BOCK, in both his official and individual capacity; ROY NELSON, in both his official and individual capacity; RUSSELL STANAGE, in both his official and individual capacity; DON MANNING, in both his official and individual capacity; WILLIAM BAILEY, in both his official and individual capacity;

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ANDREW DOYLE, Deschutes County DDA in both his individual and official capacity; JOSEPH DeLUCA,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Michael J. McShane, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted September 17, 2025**

Before: SILVERMAN, OWENS, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Ronald R. Thompson and Rachel A. Thompson appeal pro se from the

district court’s judgment dismissing their action alleging various federal and state

law claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a

dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108,

1112 (9th Cir. 2012). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed the Thompsons’ unlawful arrest claim

on the basis of qualified immunity because the police report, attached to the

complaint, showed that the officers were informed that a valid bench warrant

existed for Ronald’s arrest. See Case v. Kitsap County Sheriff’s Dep’t, 249 F.3d

921, 926 (9th Cir. 2001) (“It is well established that, in an action for unlawful

** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

2 24-2113 arrest pursuant to a facially valid warrant, a police officer is entitled to qualified

immunity unless no officer of reasonable competence would have requested the

warrant.” (citation modified)); see also Whiteley v. Warden, Wyo. State

Penitentiary, 401 U.S. 560, 568 (1971) (noting that police officers are entitled to

act on a radio communication that an arrest warrant exists); Nat’l Ass’n for the

Advancement of Psychoanalysis v. Cal. Bd. of Psychology, 228 F.3d 1043, 1049

(9th Cir. 2000) (explaining that “we may consider facts contained in documents

attached to the complaint” in determining whether the complaint states a claim for

relief).

To the extent the Thompsons sought to appeal the dismissal of other claims,

we do not consider those issues because they have been insubstantially presented.

See Acosta-Huerta v. Estelle, 7 F.3d 139, 144 (9th Cir. 1992) (“Issues raised in a

brief which are not supported by argument are deemed abandoned . . . .” (citation

and internal quotation marks omitted)).

The district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to exercise

supplemental jurisdiction over the Thompsons’ state law claims after dismissing

the federal claims. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3); Dyack v. Commonwealth of N.

Mariana Islands, 317 F.3d 1030, 1037 (9th Cir. 2003) (setting forth standard of

review).

The Thompsons’ request for judicial notice, set forth in the opening brief, is

3 24-2113 denied as unnecessary.

AFFIRMED.

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