Alejandro Ochoa v. County of Kern

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 15 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ALEJANDRO OCHOA, No. 23-15276

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:18-cv-01599-JLT-CDB v.

COUNTY OF KERN; et al., MEMORANDUM*

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Jennifer L. Thurston, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 12, 2024** San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS, McKEOWN, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff-Appellant Alejandro Ochoa appeals the district court’s post-trial

order denying his renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law or, in the

alternative, for a new trial. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and

recite them only as necessary. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.…