Yong H. Yi v. Harris S. Yang, Sharon Yang, Max Arthur Lamoureaux, Y & I Corporation, Officer Lawrence Peyton…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment for the arresting officer and municipality. It held that undisputed facts established probable cause to arrest Yi for felony assault, making any defect in the misdemeanor or delegated citizen-arrest process immaterial, and that Yi failed to identify a municipal policy causing a constitutional deprivation. The court therefore did not reach qualified immunity or resolve the scope of delegated citizen arrests.