Arevalos
(PC) Hackworth v. Arevalos
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT HACKWORTH, No. 1:19-CV-01362-KES-CDB Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING HACKWORTH’S
MOTION FOR TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS
v. Docs. 170, 171, 173 E. AREVALOS, Defendant.
17 18 Plaintiff Robert Hackworth (“Hackworth”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which he asserted First and Eighth Amendment claims against Defendant E. Arevalos (“Arevalos”), a correctional officer employed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The case proceeded to a jury trial, and the jury returned a verdict for Hackworth on both claims, awarding Hackworth both compensatory and punitive damages. Docs. 157, 158. Arevalos filed a post-trial motion under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 50(b) and 59(a) for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or, alternatively, a new trial. Doc. 165. Hackworth was granted an extension of time to February 10, 2025, to file his opposition…