Linda K. Wood v. Jane Doe Maloney Neil Maloney Jane Doe Ostrander and Steven C. Ostrander

990 F.2d 1266 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Linda K. WOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jane Doe MALONEY; Neil Maloney; Jane Doe Ostrander Defendants, and Steven C. Ostrander, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-35872. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 9, 1993. * Decided April 13, 1993. Before WRIGHT, THOMPSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Linda Wood appeals the district court's denial of her motions for a new trial and for leave to contact jurors after the trial. She claims that a juror who was dismissed before deliberations began may have improperly influenced the jury in its decision denying her claim against State Trooper Steven Ostrander under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . We affirm. 3 I. Facts. 4 This § 1983 action arises out of allegations that a state trooper left Wood without transportation at the side of the road at 2:30 in the morning, and she was raped by a person with whom she accepted a ride. 1 At trial, Wood…