Terry Maxwell Goodson v. Arizona Department of Corrections David Cluff Alex Cordova, Captain

892 F.2d 1046 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Terry Maxwell GOODSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; David Cluff; Alex Cordova, Captain, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-15345. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 15, 1989. * Decided Dec. 22, 1989. Before CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, BRUNETTI and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Terry Maxwell Goodson, a pro se litigant, appeals from the district court's denial of his motion for new trial. We affirm. BACKGROUND 3 Plaintiff-appellant Goodson, an inmate at the Arizona State Prison, filed on June 6, 1984 a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the District Court for the District of Arizona. His complaint alleged that on April 15, 1984 he was sexually assaulted with a cane by several prison guards. ANALYSIS 4 Denial of a new trial is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Hard v. Burlington Northern R.R., 812 F.2d 482, 483 (9th Cir.1987). 5 Goodson first…