Ballentine v. Tucker Court: US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Docket: 20-16805, Opinion Date: March 8, 2022. Plaintiffs filed suit alleging claims under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and Nevada law against individual law enforcement officers and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Plaintiffs' claims stemmed from their arrest for chalking anti-police messages on sidewalks. On appeal, plaintiffs challenge the district court's grant of qualified immunity to Detective Tucker.