Legal Opinion
Chavez v. City of Albuquerque
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 29, 2005No. 03-2195PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURN, District Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Nestor Chávez contends that the district court erred in dismissing his jury verdict as a sanction for perjuring himself during discovery. Finding no error in that decision, or on any other basis urged on appeal, we affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
At 3:40 a.m., on the morning of February 16, 1998, officer Donald Piatt of the Albuquerque Police Department discovered Chávez parked alone in his car in a lot at Bullhead Park, which was closed at that hour. Chávez told Piatt he did not have a driver’s license or other identification, but…
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