Willia Pugh v. Doctors Medical Center

MEMORANDUM

Tommie and Willia Pugh appeal pro se from the district court’s partial summary judgment, and the jury’s verdict, in their action alleging that defendants’ denial of emergency medical care to Mr. Pugh violated state and federal law. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for an abuse of discretion the district court’s formulation of civil jury instructions and its evidentiary rulings, Tritchler v. County of Lake, 358 F.3d 1150, 1154 (9th Cir.2004), and uphold a jury’s verdict if it is supported by “substantial evidence,” Watec Co., Ltd. v. Liu, 403 F.3d 645 , 651 n. 5 (9th Cir.2005). We affirm.

We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction the appeal with respect to summary judgment on Mr. Pugh’s claims because he failed to file a timely notice of appeal within 30 days after the entry of separate judgment on his claims against defendant Doctors Medical Center, or within 180 days after the grant of summary judgment on his claim against defendant Malcolm Johnson. See Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(1)(A) (notice of appeal must be filed 30 days after entry of judgment or order); Harmston v. City & Co. of San Francisco, 627 F.3d 1273, 1279-80 (9th Cir.2010) (no jurisdiction…