Arnold Naftel v. Lt. Woods Juli Buck, Corrections Programs Officer Roger Jensen, Cpo II Dan Venelli, Assistant Deputy Warden

21 F.3d 1114 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Arnold NAFTEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lt. WOODS; Juli Buck, Corrections Programs Officer; Roger Jensen, CPO II; Dan Venelli, Assistant Deputy Warden; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15341. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 20, 1994. * Decided April 25, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Arnold Naftel, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's judgment after a jury trial and partial summary judgment for the defendant prison officials in Naftel's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 civil rights action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. JURY VERDICT 3 Naftel contends that the jury verdict is not supported by the evidence. This contention lacks merit. 4 With respect to the sufficiency of the evidence, if a party has not moved for a directed verdict our inquiry is limited to "whether there is an absolute…