Kenneth D. Parker v. Phil Asher

972 F.2d 1341 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kenneth D. PARKER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Phil ASHER, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-16070. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 24, 1992. * Decided Aug. 26, 1992. Before CANBY, REINHARDT and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 This case arose out of defendant Phil Asher's pointing of a taser gun at Kenneth Parker. Asher was a correctional officer and Parker an inmate at Nevada State Prison. The jury found that Asher violated Parker's constitutional rights but awarded only $1 in damages. Parker appeals the damage award, and we affirm. 3 In his informal brief, 1 Parker presents the following issues on appeal, which we paraphrase: 4 1. The district court should have considered or granted an additur to the damages award; 5 2) Nominal damages supplied a foundation for the award of punitive damages; 6 3) That plaintiff was not required to provide medical or psychiatric testimony in order…