David Palmer v. Samuel Nassan

OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff David Palmer appeals the District Court’s judgment following a jury trial on his claim of excessive force under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We will affirm.

I

Because we write for the parties, who are well acquainted with the case, we recount only the essential facts and procedural history.

A

As the jury found for Defendants—Samuel Nassan, Terrance Donnelly, and Sheila Ladner—we recite the facts in the light most favorable to them. See Becker v. ARCO Chem. Co., 207 F.3d 176, 181 (3d Cir.2000).

After a night of drinking, Palmer was pulled over by Nassan, a…