Bartko v. Flick

39 F.3d 1186 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Eldred John BARTKO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Craig FLICK, individually and as a deputy sheriff; Mary Hecht, individually and as a deputy sheriff; George Creamer, individually and as a deputy sheriff; Pamela Brookwell, individually and as a deputy sheriff; Sherman Block, individually and as Sheriff of Los Angeles County; Mildred Bartko; County of Los Angeles, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55873. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 31, 1994. * Decided Nov. 2, 1994. Before: CANBY, LEAVY, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Eldred John Bartko appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of the appellees, who are Los Angeles County deputy sheriffs. Bartko sued the deputies pursuant to section 1983 for the use of excessive force when he was arrested. 3 Bartko argues that the issue of qualified immunity should not have been submitted to the jury; that one qualified immunity…