DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Robert Heath brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He claimed that Newport Beach police officers arrested him without probable cause and used excessive force to effect his arrest. Following a jury trial in the district court, judgment was entered in favor of the police officers. On appeal, Heath contends the trial court erred (1) in seating an alternate juror by lot, (2) in failing to give preclusive...
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