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Dempere v. City of Tukwila

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 23, 2006
182 F. App'x 694 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted May 15, 2006.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Jackie Llinas Dempere, Tukwila, WA, pro se.

Richard B. Jolley, Keating Bucklin & McCormack Inc., P.S., Seattle, WA, for Defendants-Appellees.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; John C. Coughenour, Chief Judge, Presiding.

Before B. FLETCHER, TROTT, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Jackie Llinas Dempere appeals pro se from the district court's judgment in favor of the defendants following a jury trial in Dempere's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging use of excessive force during her arrest. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Dempere contends that the jury verdict was not supported by the evidence and that the trial was tainted by evidentiary errors and jury bias, but she did not provide a transcript of the proceedings as required by Fed. R.App. P. 10(b)(2). Without a trial transcript and supporting affidavits, we are unable to review these contentions. See Syncom Capital Corp. v. Wade, 924 F.2d 167, 169 (9th Cir.1991).

We do not consider any contentions related to Dempere's claim that the police lacked probable cause to arrest her for a misdemeanor, because this court's March 11, 2002 order in case no. 01-35567 affirmed the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants on Dempere's false arrest claim. See Merritt v. Mackey, 932 F.2d 1317, 1320 (9th Cir.1991) (under the law of the case doctrine, an appellate court panel will not reconsider questions that another panel has previously decided in the same case).

We do not consider the remaining issues raised in Dempere's opening brief because they are not supported by specific, cogent argument. See Greenwood v. FAA, 28 F.3d 971, 977 (9th Cir.1994).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Dempere v. City of Tukwila

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 23, 2006
182 F. App'x 694 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Dempere v. City of Tukwila

Case Details

Full title:Jackie Llinas DEMPERE, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. CITY OF TUKWILA, a…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: May 23, 2006

Citations

182 F. App'x 694 (9th Cir. 2006)