Legal Opinion

Jones v. Town of East Haven

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided July 6, 2007No. 3:99CV00632 (AWT)Published

1Opinion of the Court

RULING ON PENDING MOTIONS

THOMPSON, District Judge.

Defendant Town of East Haven (the “Town”) has filed a renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law, and for the reasons set forth in Part I below, that motion is being denied. Plaintiff Emma Jones has filed a “motion for hearing on compensatory damages,” which included a request for a new trial on compensatory damages, and for the reasons set forth in Part II below, that motion is being granted. The Town has filed a motion to set aside the jury’s award of punitive damages against it, and for the reasons set forth in Part III below, that…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. Hafer v. MeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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