Robert Hackworth, Jr. v. G. Torres

MEMORANDUM

Robert Hackworth appeals the district court’s order granting judgment as a matter of law in favor of Officers Torres and Grimsley with respect to his First Amendment retaliation claim, and the court’s exclusion of certain evidence at trial relating to the retention of records at Corcoran State Prison. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

AFFIRMED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. . The record reflects that the district court docketed the jury verdict in favor of defen dants, but that it never filed a final judgment. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 58. The absence of a separate, final judgment does not preclude appellate jurisdiction in this matter, especially as neither party contests the issue. See Vernon v. Heckler, 811 F.2d 1274, 1276 (9th Cir. 1987). . We note that, although it would not have affected the outcome of this case, some degree of coordination between the California Department of Corrections and individual prisons regarding the receipt of such court orders may be prudent.