Legal Opinion
Jennings v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 19, 2009No. 08-2117PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
In the second appearance of this case here, the question is whether the trial court abused its discretion in granting a motion for a new trial, after a remand from this court instructing the trial court to address the motion. Jennings v. Jones (Jennings II), 499 F.3d 2 (1st Cir.2007). There was no abuse of discretion and we affirm.
*432I.
Plaintiff Adam Jennings, an employee of a Narragansett Indian Tribe “smoke shop” in Charlestown, Rhode Island, and others brought a civil rights action in December 2003 against the state of Rhode Island and a State Police representative, as well…
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