George Borunda and Richard Borunda v. Michael Richmond and Richard Way, Police Officers, City of Salinas

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Michael Richmond and Richard Way, police officers for the City of Salinas in Salinas, California, appeal from an order of the district court entering judgment on the jury’s special verdict in favor of plaintiffs, George and Richard Borunda, in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that appellants had violated the plaintiffs’ fourth amendment rights by arresting them without probable cause. Appellants contend that the district court erred (1) in admitting evidence of the Bo-rundas’ acquittals in a prior state criminal proceeding; (2) in admitting the…