Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 13, 2001, 99-56347 (Shannon Paine v. City of Lompoc, and Daniel P. Ast Individually and as Opinion a Peace Officer Timothy E. Tietjen, Indivdually and as a Peace Officer)

BERZON, Circuit Judge:

Shannon Paine was arrested on July 4, 1993, in Pismo Beach, California, by police officers from the Cities of Pismo Beach and Lompoc. He was charged with resisting arrest and with battery on a police officer. The prosecutor later dropped the charges.