Hemmah v. City of Red Wing

ORDER

JOAN N. ERICKSEN, District Judge.

On June 20, 2008, a jury found Defendants City of Red Wing, Kay Kuhlmann, and Roger Seymour liable to Plaintiff Daniel Hemmah on Hemmah’s claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) for deprivation of a liberty interest without due process, i.e., failure to provide Hemmah with a name-clearing hearing after terminating his employment and disclosing stigmatizing accusations ■ against him. The jury awarded Hemmah $250,000.00 in compensatory damages, $10,000.00 in punitive damages against Kuhlmann, and $5,000.00 in punitive damages against Seymour. The case is before…