David Singer v. Jim Harris

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

David Singer, a former employee of Arkansas State Treasurer Dennis Milligan, is appealing the district court's 1 grant of partial summary judgment to Milligan and his chief of staff, Jim Harris, as well as the court's denial of his motion for a new trial after an adverse jury verdict. Singer argues that summary judgment was inappropriate, that the district court committed several errors in instructing the jury, and that the district court incorrectly refused to admit certain evidence. We disagree and affirm.

I. Background

In January 2015, Milligan hired Singer as his…