Bruce Thorns v. R. Davis

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION JAN 10 2012

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BRUCE THORNS, No. 10-55495

Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 3:07-cv-00218-H-AJB

v.

MEMORANDUM *

R. A. DAVIS, Lieutenant Officer of Calipatria State Prison; et al.,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Marilyn L. Huff, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 19, 2011 **

Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Bruce Thorns, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district

court’s judgment following a jury trial in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging,

among other claims, that defendants used excessive force against him. We have

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of…