United States v. 2020-04-16 | 18-15590 | DUANE JENSEN V. LVMPD | nonprecedential | memorandum disposition |

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DUANE JENSEN,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE
DEPARTMENT; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

No. 18-15590

D.C. No. 2:14-cv-00029-RFB-VCF

MEMORANDUM
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Nevada
Richard F. Boulware II, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 7, 2020
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Before: TASHIMA, BYBEE, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Duane Jensen appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment following a
jury verdict in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violations of his First
Amendment rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.
Jensen waived his challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

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

APR 16 2020

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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jury’s verdict by failing to move for judgment as a matter of law or a new trial
before the district court. See Nitco Holding Corp. v. Boujikian, 491 F.3d 1086,
1089-90 (9th Cir. 2007) (to preserve a sufficiency-of-the-evidence challenge, a
party must file both a pre-verdict motion under Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a) and a post-
verdict motion for judgment as a matter of law or new trial under Rule 50(b)).
AFFIRMED.