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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS MOTION UNDER RULE 50 OF THE FEDERAL

RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 

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EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of California

DAVID S. CHANEY

Chief Assistant Attorney General

FRANCES T. GRUNDER

Senior Assistant Attorney General

ALVIN GITTISRIBOONGUL

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

CHRISTOPHER J. BECKER, State Bar No. 230529

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 322-2201

Fax: (916) 324-5205

Email: Christopher.Becker@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants Ash, Eck, Wachter and

Walizer

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARRION LARRY ALEXANDER,

Plaintiff,

v.

EDWARD S. ALAMEIDA, JR., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 2:03-cv-0288 RRB GGH

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS

MOTION UNDER RULE 50 OF THE

FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL

PROCEDURE

Jury trial commenced in this action on May 28, 2008, in front of the Honorable John A.

Mendez. Deputy Attorney General Christopher Becker appeared on behalf of the Defendants. 

Plaintiff, Darrion Alexander, appeared in pro per. After the close of Plaintiff’s case in chief,

Defendants moved for judgment under Rule 50 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The

Court has reviewed and considered Defendants’ motion. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS MOTION UNDER RULE 50 OF THE FEDERAL

RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 

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In his case in chief, Plaintiff testified that from the dates of November 10, 2002,

through December 16, 2002, his toilet leaked a clear, odorless water near its base. Plaintiff

testified that he told Defendants about the leak on multiple occasions and that they delayed in

getting assistance in stopping the leak. Plaintiff further testified that he used a towel provided by

Defendant Eck to clean up any excess water. Plaintiff failed to offer any evidence that he

suffered any harm from November 10, 2002, through December 16, 2002 and simply speculated

that he could have, but did not, contract a disease or illness from water derived from the toilet.

In order to prove that the Defendants deprived Plaintiff of his Eighth Amendment

rights, the Plaintiff must prove the following elements by a preponderance of the evidence: (1)

The Plaintiff faced a substantial risk of serious harm; (2) the Defendants knew of that risk and

disregarded it; and (3) the acts of the Defendants caused harm to the plaintiff. Model Federal

Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 9.25 (2007). 

The Court finds that Plaintiff has failed to present evidence that a reasonable jury

would find legally sufficient to conclude that Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment rights were violated. 

See Hoptowit v. Spellman, 753 F.2d 779, 784 (9th Cir.1985). Furthermore, Plaintiff did not set

forth any evidence establishing that he suffered any harm as a result of Defendants’ purported

conduct. 

Good cause appearing, the Court grants Defendants’ motion under Rule 50 of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 2, 2008

 /s/ John A. Mendez 

 JUDGE JOHN A. MENDEZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 

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RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 

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DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL

Case Name: Alexander, Darrion Larry v. Edward S. Alameida, Jr, et al.

No.: 2:03-cv-0288 RRB GGH

I declare:

I am employed in the Office of the Attorney General, which is the office of a member of the

California State Bar, at which member's direction this service is made. I am 18 years of age or

older and not a party to this matter. I am familiar with the business practice at the Office of the

Attorney General for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United

States Postal Service. In accordance with that practice, correspondence placed in the internal

mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General is deposited with the United States

Postal Service that same day in the ordinary course of business.

On June 2, 2008, I served the attached: 

• [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS MOTION UNDER RULE 50 OF

THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid,

in the internal mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General at 1300 I Street, Suite

125, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550, addressed as follows:

Darrion Larry Alexander, P-05296

California Correctional Institution

P.O. Box 1906

Tehachapi, California 93581

In Pro Per

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California the foregoing is true

and correct and that this declaration was executed on June 2, 2008, at Sacramento, California.

 P. Tillery /s/ P. Tillery

 Declarant Signature

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