Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 17, 2007, No. 05-56320 (Trotter v. Stonich)

MEMORANDUM ***

In his 42 U.S.C. § 1988 suit, Angelo Trotter sought summary adjudication on his claim that “[b]ecause traffic infractions in California ... are ‘civil in nature,’ peace officers have no authority ‘to make stops, detentions or arrests for alleged civil misconduct.