Ronald John Dupard v. P.R. Kringle, Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas P. Spillane, Deputy U.S. Marshal

76 F.3d 385 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ronald John DUPARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. P.R. KRINGLE, Deputy U.S. Marshal; Thomas P. Spillane, Deputy U.S. Marshal, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-35195. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 12, 1995. Decided Feb. 9, 1996. Before: WRIGHT, ALARCON and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * I. 2 Ronald J. Dupard appeals from a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of defendants, United States Deputy Marshals Paul R. Kringle, Jr., and Thomas D. Spillane, Jr., in Dupard's Bivens action against them. 1 Dupard argues that the district court made several erroneous rulings prior to and during his trial that resulted in substantial prejudice. Although most of the rulings at issue are either not erroneous or are harmless, the admission of testimony regarding the defendants' work records and Dupard's character require reversal. Moreover, the district court gave a misleading jury…