United States Ninth Circuit

The use of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50 at the outset of trial, prior to the presentation of any evidence, is not appropriate.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/13/2005
• Decided 09/08/2005
• Published 09/08/2005

Judges

• D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:, Before: FARRIS, D.W. NELSON, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark A. Borenstein, Overland & Borenstein, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Noland C. Hong (argued), Michael M. Mullins (on the briefs), Brown, Winfield & Canzoneri, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.