FIKES v. CLEGHORN

No. 93-55649.

47 F.3d 1011 (1995)

Eric FIKES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John CLEGHORN; B. Cervantes; Sgt. Lewis, City of Corona Police Department; Officer Melendez, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Yagman, Yagman & Yagman, Venice, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Timothy T. Coates, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Beverly Hills, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: CANBY, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


CANBY, Circuit Judge.

I.

Eric Fikes appeals a district court judgment, entered upon a jury verdict, denying his claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Fikes argues that the district court erred in instructing the jury regarding the use of excessive force by police officers. He also contends that the district judge who initially presided over his case issued an illegal standing order requiring counsel for plaintiff and defendants to file a joint set...

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