Darrin Raynard Palmer v. County of San Diego San Diego County Sheriff's Department

21 F.3d 1115 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Darrin Raynard PALMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; San Diego County Sheriff's Department, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55600. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 23, 1994. * Decided March 28, 1994. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Darrin R. Palmer appeals the district court's judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(a) in favor of the County of San Diego ("the County") in this 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. We review de novo, Miller v. Fairchild Indus., Inc., 885 F.2d 498, 503 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1056 (1990), and we affirm. 1 3 Palmer's complaint alleged that, while he was incarcerated in the County jail, he was beaten by several jail officials. All defendants except the County were dismissed from the action before trial. After Palmer had presented his case to the jury, the district court granted the County's motion for…