Estate of Marilyn Marie Conners, by Its Administrator, Howard Meredith Howard Meredith Lillian Beatty, Individuals, as Sole Heirs of Marilyn Marie Conners, Plaintiffs v. Dennis M. O'COnnOr Thaddeus Kostrubala

8 F.3d 26 62 USLW 2219 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. ESTATE OF Marilyn Marie CONNERS, by its administrator, Howard Meredith; Howard Meredith; Lillian Beatty, individuals, as sole heirs of Marilyn Marie Conners, Plaintiffs- Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. Dennis M. O'CONNOR; Thaddeus Kostrubala, Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees. Nos. 92-15241, 92-16414, 92-16775, 92-16917. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 11, 1992. Decided Oct. 4, 1993. 1 Before: BROWNING and CANBY, Circuit Judges, and KELLEHER, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 This civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 arises from the death of a patient at Napa State Hospital ("NSH"), a California mental institution. Dr. Dennis Michael O'Connor, the former Executive Director of NSH, and Dr. Thaddeus Kostrubala, the Medical Director of NSH, appeal the jury verdict against them. The consolidated cross-appeals challenge the district court's award of…