Ninth Circuit· 2/5/2010

Waggy v. SPOKANE COUNTY WASHINGTON

Citations

594 F.3d 707
2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 2498
2010 WL 396023

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noting that a plaintiff must allege and prove an express policy exists 4 to challenge an express municipal policy or custom
noting that a plaintiff must allege and 19 prove an express policy exists to challenge an express municipal policy or custom
concluding prosecutor acted “as a judicial advocate before the court” when she submitted “a motion for a bench warrant to the court applying the law to facts alleged in supporting affidavits signed by witnesses” and was entitled to absolute immunity
affirming summary judgment for county where plaintiff failed to provide any evidence of county policy, practice or custom, or of inadequate training and supervision that caused the alleged constitutional injury
affirming dismissal of failure-to-train claim 19 where plaintiff failed to allege facts indicating what training practices the county 20 employed and what constitutionally mandated training was lacking
“[A] prosecutor sheds absolute immunity when she acts as a ‘complaining 12 witness’ by certifying that the facts alleged within an affidavit are true.”

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Judges: Gould, Tallman, Benitez

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