NICHOLSON v. RUSHEN

No. 83-2180.

767 F.2d 1426 (1985)

Rev. Kinnith R. NICHOLSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ruth L. RUSHEN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 9, 1985.

As Amended September 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rev. Kinnith R. Nicholson, pro se.

William B. Mayfield, San Jose, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before WALLACE, SKOPIL and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Nicholson appeals a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of defendants on his § 1983 claim. We affirm.

Nicholson brought suit claiming that two San Jose policemen used excessive and unreasonable force in arresting him and escorting him from a hospital to their police car. He contends on appeal that certain witnesses lied, that his court-appointed counsel was ineffective, and that the magistrate improperly excluded tape-recorded

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