Girard Tucker v. Los Angeles County, and David M. Furmanski

57 F.3d 1078 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Girard TUCKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. and David M. Furmanski, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-56311. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 6, 1995. * Decided June 8, 1995. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Girard Tucker appeals pro se the jury's verdict in favor of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Officer David Furmanski in Tucker's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action alleging the use of excessive force during his arrest. Tucker contends that the district court erred by ruling that evidence of his conviction for manufacturing PCP was admissible to impeach his testimony under Fed.R.Evid. 609(a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Furmanski contends that Tucker waived his right to appeal the motion in limine ruling because Tucker himself introduced the evidence of this…