Gary Shipp v. Madera County California Department of Motor Vehicles

999 F.2d 544 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gary SHIPP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MADERA COUNTY; California Department of Motor Vehicles; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16899. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 14, 1993. Decided July 23, 1993. Before GOODWIN, HUG and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. 1 Gary Shipp appeals the district court's decision to set aside a jury verdict and grant a directed verdict in favor of the County of Madera. Shipp asserts that the evidence presented at trial demonstrates that the Madera County Department of Corrections' ("DOC") policies and procedures resulted in his being denied a religious diet. 2 The district court's jurisdiction was based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1331 . We exercise jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . 3 We review the district court's grant of a directed verdict de novo. Gillette v. Delmore, 979 F.2d 1342, 1346 (9th Cir.1992). We consider…