Mathis et al v. County of Lyon et al

Filing 396

ORDER Denying 368 Motion for Judgment. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 6/27/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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RICHARD MATHIS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

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Case No. 2:07-cv-00628-APG-GWF

COUNTY OF LYON, et al.,

ORDER ON DEFENDANT GLOVER’S
RENEWED MOTION FOR
JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW
(ECF No. 368)

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Defendants.

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On November 2, 2015 through November 10, 2015, a trial was held on this matter in

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which a jury found for the plaintiffs and against defendant Richard Glover. At the conclusion of

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the trial, Glover moved for judgment as a matter of law with respect to his qualified immunity

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defense, the trespass to chattels/conversion and trespass to land claims, and the issue of punitive

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damages. I denied those motions. Glover now renews those motions and seeks judgment as a

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matter of law. I deny these renewed motions in full.

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With respect to Glover’s arguments that he is entitled to qualified immunity, these

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arguments have been raised numerous times to me and to the Ninth Circuit. Each time it was

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determined that Glover is not entitled to qualified immunity. Glover again raised this argument at

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the close of trial, seeking judgment as a matter of law, and I denied that motion. ECF No. 363 at

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203-204. I reaffirm that decision and again deny Glover’s motion for judgment on his qualified

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immunity defense.

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Similarly, at the close of trial Glover moved for judgment as a matter of law on the

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plaintiffs’ trespass to chattels/conversion and trespass to land claims, as well as on the issue of

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punitive damages. I denied those motions. Id. at 202-203. I reaffirm that decision and again deny

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Glover’s motion. Sufficient evidence was presented to support a verdict on the claims and to

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support a punitive damage award.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that defendant Richard Glover’s renewed motion for
judgment as a matter of law is DENIED (ECF No. 368).
DATED this 27th day of June, 2016.

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ANDREW P. GORDON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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