Mary Trahan v. City of Oakland Gabriel Cervantes

960 F.2d 152 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mary TRAHAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF OAKLAND; Gabriel Cervantes, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-16573. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 5, 1991. Decided April 20, 1992. Before BOOCHEVER, WILLIAM A. NORRIS and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Mary Trahan filed a section 1983 and state law assault and battery suit against Gabriel Cervantes, a police officer, and the City of Oakland. She alleged excessive use of force. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of Cervantes and the City. 3 On appeal, Trahan argues that (1) the district court improperly asserted jurisdiction in this case; (2) the district court erred in allowing Cervantes's counsel to use her peremptory challenges to exclude all black jurors from the jury panel; and (3) the district court committed reversible error in several of its evidentiary and other trial rulings. 4 We uphold the district…