Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Thibodaux City
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 2018No. 17-30088PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Jackalene Johnson and Dawan Every sued the City of Thibodaux and seven officers-in their official and individual capacities-for unlawful arrest and excessive force under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The jury returned a verdict for the officers. The district court denied plaintiffs' motion for judgment as a matter of law ("JML").
We reverse and remand the denial of JML as to Johnson's unlawful-arrest claims against Stephen Amador, Adrian Buchanan, Paul Thibodeaux, and Jeremy Gaudet; in all other respects, we affirm.
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