Dehne

MEMORANDUM **

Denis “Sam” Dehne appeals an order of final judgment entered on September 30, 2004, in favor of Jeff Griffin and the City of Reno. Specifically, Dehne challenges the district court’s grant of qualified immunity in favor of Griffin, the former May- or of Reno. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Dehne attended a public meeting of the Reno City Council on June 22, 1999. During the meeting, Dehne became disruptive after members of the city council discussed his request to speak on an agenda item. As a result, then-Mayor Griffin ejected him from the meeting. Dehne subsequently filed this lawsuit, in which he alleges a violation of his First Amendment rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . The district court initially granted summary judgment in favor of Griffin and the City, but in a prior appeal another panel of this court reversed the district court’s summary judgment decision and remanded for trial. See Dehne v. Griffin, 74 Fed.Appx. 801, 802-03 (9th Cir.2003). The district court held a jury trial on September 28 and 29, 2004, and, at the close of evidence, granted Griffin’s motion, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50, for…