Tomlin

MEMORANDUM

Michael Gonzales, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se following an adverse jury verdict on his Eighth Amendment claims of excessive force. He argues the district court erred by denying his request for additional discovery and denying his motion for a continuance. He also argues he did not receive a fair trial because of witness perjury and judge and juror bias. We affirm.

DISCUSSION

Gonzales sought to reopen discovery to compel interrogatories from a non-party and to review documents already available to him. The district court did not clearly abuse its discretion by denying those requests. See Legal Aid Servs. of Oregon v. Legal Servs. Corp., 587 F.3d 1006, 1015 (9th Cir.2009) (noting review is “for a clear abuse of discretion”); see also Dart Indus. Co. v. Westwood Chemical Co., 649 F.2d 646, 649 (9th Cir.1980) (noting the necessity of broad restrictions “when a nonparty is the target of discovery”).

Gonzales also sought a continuance of the trial because a witness could not be located by either party. The district court did not err by denying that request. See United States v. Navarro-Espinosa, 30 F.3d 1169, 1171 (9th Cir.1994) (holding dis trict court…