Legal Opinion

Jose Corpus v. Tony Bennett

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 7, 2005No. 04-2603Published

1Opinion of the Court

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ________________ No. 04-2603 ________________ Jose Alonzo Corpus, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Minnesota. Tony Bennett, * * Appellee. * * ________________ Submitted: September 16, 2005 Filed: December 7, 2005 ________________ Before MURPHY, BRIGHT, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ________________ GRUENDER, Circuit Judge. A jury found for Jose Alonzo Corpus on his

42 U.S.C. § 1983

claim for the use of excessive force during pretrial detention and awarded him $75,000 in “nominal”…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Memphis Community School District v. StachuraSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Dimick v. SchiedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962

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