Case Name: Nathaniel Keith SINGLETON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Correctional Officer IV A. THOMPSON; Officer Robertson; Officer Kantoo; Officer Fairly; Officer Haven, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-10-03
Citations: 294 F. App'x 943
Docket Number: No. 06-41575
Parties: Nathaniel Keith SINGLETON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Correctional Officer IV A. THOMPSON; Officer Robertson; Officer Kantoo; Officer Fairly; Officer Haven, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 294
Pages: 943–945

Head Matter:
Nathaniel Keith SINGLETON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Correctional Officer IV A. THOMPSON; Officer Robertson; Officer Kantoo; Officer Fairly; Officer Haven, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 06-41575
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 3, 2008.
Nathaniel Keith Singleton, Fort Meyers, FL, pro se.
Ginger R. Phillips, Office of the Attorney General, Law Enforcement Defense Division, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Ap-pellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:02-CV-713.
Before KING, DENNIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Nathaniel Keith Singleton, a former Texas prisoner, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against various prison officials, including Correctional Officer Anthony Thompson. Singleton appeals the jury verdict in favor of Thompson in these civil proceedings. His motion for leave to file an out-of-time reply brief is granted.
Singleton maintains that the magistrate judge erroneously admitted the expert testimony of Dr. Bruce Smith, in violation of Fed.R.Evid. 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993). Because Singleton did not challenge this testimony below, we review for plain error. See Foradori v. Harris, 523 F.3d 477, 507-08 & n. 26 (5th Cir.2008). Although Singleton notes that Smith did not review the actual X-rays of his injuries, he has pointed to no discrepancies between the X-rays and the radiology reports. He also has not established that Smith's testimony was not based on accepted reasoning and methodology. See Rule 702. Singleton has not established that the admission of Smith's testimony constituted an error plain on the face of the record that affected his substantial rights. See Robertson v. Plano City of Texas, 70 F.3d 21, 23 (5th Cir.1995).
Singleton also contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury verdict and that the magistrate judge erred in accepting a jury verdict contrary to the law and the evidence presented. However, Singleton's failure to file a motion for a new trial or for judgment as a matter of law precludes review of his sufficiency claim. See Unitherm Food Sys., Inc. v. Swift-Ecknch, Inc., 546 U.S. 394, 398-404, 126 S.Ct. 980, 163 L.Ed.2d 974 (2006). The judgment of the district court is thus affirmed.
AFFIRMED; MOTION GRANTED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.