Legal Opinion
Posr v. New York City Police Officer Doherty
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 13, 1990No. 87 Civ. 6575 (RWS)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
The defendants New York City Police Officers Kevin Doherty (“Doherty”) and Thomas Holihan (“Holihan”) have moved in accordance with Rule 50(b), Fed.R.Civ.P., for judgment notwithstanding the verdict that was rendered by the jury in favor of the plaintiff Posr Amojo Posr (“Posr”) 1 in this action on December 21, 1989. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted in part and denied in part.
Prior Proceedings
This action was commenced on September 11, 1987 by the filing of a complaint alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 and pendent state claims…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Posr v. DohertyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Posr v. DohertyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Hogan v. FrancoDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1995