(PC) Stewart v. De La Cruz

Order 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERICK LATON STEWART SR., Case No. 1:20-cv-00978-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. (Doc. No. 45) A. DE LA CRUZ and J. MIRAMONTES, Defendants. 16 17 18 Pending before the Court is pro se Plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict filed December 10, 2024. (Doc. No. 45). Plaintiff requests that he be administered a polygraph test to prove he is telling the truth to resolve this claim and that, afterwards, a directed verdict be entered in his favor. (Id. at 1). The Court previously denied Plaintiff’s motions seeking the administration of a polygraph test and incorporates its reasoning as though set forth at length herein. (See Doc. Nos. 35, 42). Further, Plaintiff is advised that even if he did undergo a polygraph test the results of such test would not be deemed admissible for the purpose Plaintiff seeks to have the results admitted. The Ninth Circuit has indicated that polygraph evidence can…