Gil Mercado v. Los Angeles Unified School District, Willie Armstead and Lyle Pope

51 F.3d 281 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gil MERCADO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Willie Armstead and Lyle Pope, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-56024. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 8, 1995. * Decided March 30, 1995. 1 Before: BEEZER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges, EZRA, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Appellant Gil Mercado ("Mercado") appeals from the judgment as a matter of law in favor of Defendant Lyle Pope and the jury verdict for Defendant Willie Armstead. Mercado brought this action for damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 , alleging that on November 21, 1991, Los Angeles Unified School District Police Officers Armstead and Pope ("Appellees") violated his rights by using unreasonable force against him. 4 Mercado appeals on three grounds. He argues that the district judge erred in excluding certain impeachment evidence. Next, he contends that the district judge made prejudicial…