Elroy Browning v. Jeanne Woodford

MEMORANDUM

Plaintiff-appellant Elroy W. Browning (“Browning”) appeals pro se from a jury verdict in favor of defendants-appellees Sergeant Castro, Officer Jackson and Officer Lopez (collectively “the Defendants”). The Defendants prevailed at trial when the jury determined that Browning’s constitutional rights had not been violated when the Defendants sprayed Browning with pepper spray while he was incarcerated.

We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm the rulings of the district court and deny Browning’s motion for reconsideration of the jury verdict.

The facts of this case are known to the parties. We repeat them only as necessary.

I

We review a district court’s rulings concerning discovery for an abuse of discretion. La ub v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, 342 F.3d 1080, 1084 (9th Cir.2003). A district court’s decision “to deny discovery will not be disturbed except upon the clearest showing that the denial of discovery results in actual and substantial prejudice to the complaining litigant.” Id. at 1093 .

We also review evidentiary rulings for an abuse of discretion. Geurin v. Winston Indus., Inc., 316 F.3d 879, 882 (9th Cir.2002). We will…