Zack Coryellbattle v. City of Maricopa;

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ZACK CORYELLBATTLE,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
and
GAYLA CORYELLBATTLE,
Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF MARICOPA; et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.
No. 21-15362
D.C. No. 2:19-cv-01386-DLR-JZB
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Douglas L. Rayes, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted March 16, 2022**
Before: SILVERMAN, MILLER, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.
Zack Coryellbattle appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment in his 42
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED
MAR 24 2022
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging federal and state law violations stemming from his
arrest. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo.
Gordon v. County of Orange, 888 F.3d 1118, 1122 (9th Cir. 2018) (summary
judgment); Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir. 2000) (dismissal under
28 U.S.C. § 1915A). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Coryellbattle’s
Fourth Amendment excessive force claim because Coryellbattle failed to raise a
genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants used excessive force in
arresting him. See Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 397-98 (1989) (setting forth
the objective reasonableness standard for excessive force determinations); Mattos
v. Agarano, 661 F.3d 433, 443 (9th Cir. 2011) (“[E]stablishing a lack of probable
cause to make an arrest does not establish an excessive force claim, and vice-
versa.” (internal quotation marks omitted)).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Coryellbattle’s
state law claims for assault and battery and damage to reputation because
Coryellbattle failed to comply with the requirements of Arizona Revised Statutes
§ 12-821.01(A) for service of a notice of claim. See Simon v. Maricopa Medical
Ctr., 234 P.3d 623 629 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010) (requirements for service of the
notice of claim); Falcon ex rel. Sandovol v. Maricopa County, 144 P.2d 1254,
1256 (Ariz. 2006) (strict compliance with notice of claim provisions is required).

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The district court properly dismissed Coryellbattle’s Fourth Amendment
claims for false arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution because
probable cause existed to arrest Coryellbattle under Arizona Revised Statutes § 13-
2509. See Awabdy v. City of Adelanto, 368 F.3d 1062, 1068 (9th Cir. 2004)
(malicious prosecution claim requires lack of probable cause); Arpin v. Santa
Clara Valley Transp. Agency, 261 F.3d 912, 924 (9th Cir. 2001) (warrantless
misdemeanor arrest “must be supported by probable cause to believe that the
arrestee has committed a crime”). Likewise, the existence of probable cause
defeats Coryellbattle’s First Amendment claim. See Nieves v. Bartlett, 139 S. Ct.
1715, 1727-28 (2019) (probable cause is an absolute defense to a First Amendment
retaliation claim).
The district court properly dismissed Coryellbattle’s failure-to-train claim
under Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978), because
Coryellbattle failed to allege facts sufficient to state a plausible claim. See
Blankenhorn v. City of Orange, 485 F.3d 463, 484 (9th Cir. 2007) (elements of a
failure-to-train claim).
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued
in the opening brief, or arguments and allegations raised for the first time on
appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).

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All pending motions and requests are denied.
AFFIRMED.

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