Pablo Carrasco v. City of Douglas, Arizona Charles Austin Eric Duthie Santos Garcia and Hector Rojas

76 F.3d 384 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Pablo CARRASCO, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF DOUGLAS, ARIZONA; Charles Austin; Eric Duthie; Santos Garcia; and Hector Rojas, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16491. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 7, 1995. * Decided Dec. 11, 1995. Before: PREGERSON, BRUNETTI, AND T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Pablo Carrasco's Section 1983 complaint alleged that several City of Douglas police officers, acting under color of law, deprived him of his constitutional right to be free from the use of excessive force during booking. Before trial, defense counsel learned that the police department had recorded on video tape the use of excessive force inflicted on Carrasco. The video tape was introduced into evidence. During the pre-trial period, the California state criminal court verdict in favor of police defendants in the "Rodney King" case trial became publicized. Hoping to avoid a similar…