Steven Bohunis v. Charles Gross City of Newport Beach Steven Natale Scott Harris Armando Zatarain Dan Boyd Bruce Foster and Craig Fox

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963 F.2d 378·1992 WL 111098·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 23743
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 20, 199288-6345California1,681 words

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963 F.2d 378 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Steven BOHUNIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles GROSS; City of Newport Beach; Steven Natale; Scott Harris; Armando Zatarain; Dan Boyd; Bruce Foster; and Craig Fox, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-6345. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 2, 1992. Decided May 20, 1992. Before HUG, PREGERSON and POOLE, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 On February 26, 1986, Steven Bohunis filed a civil rights action against the City of Newport Beach and several Newport Beach police officers alleging the use of excessive force in administering an alcohol blood test to which Bohunis objected. A jury returned a verdict for the defendants. Bohunis challenges the instructions given to the jury on several different grounds. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We reverse and remand. DISCUSSION 3 We review jury instructions de novo to determine whether they state the law incorrectly or…

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