Legal Opinion
Fox v. Pittsburg State University
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided October 14, 2016No. Case No. 14-CV-2606-JAR-KGGPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JULIE A. ROBINSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
At the close of Plaintiff Martha Fox’s case, and again at the close of all evidence, Defendant Pittsburg State University (“PSU”) moved for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a) orally and in writing (Docs. 185, 186, 187, 188, 190). The Court took these motions under advisement. As explained more fully below, the Court denies the motions.
Under Rule 50(a)(1), a court may grant judgment as a matter of law when “a party has been fully heard on an issue during a jury trial and the court finds that a…
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