Rowell v. City Of New York

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT | By SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ! Po eee □□ □□ Hozie Rowell, ee : «SEE. wo Plaintiff, 16-cv-6598 (AJN) ~ OPINION & ORDER Police Officer Joan Ferreira et al., Defendants. ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: Plaintiff Hozie Rowell brings this motion for a new trial under Rule 59(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Mr. Rowell contends that the verdict was seriously erroneous or a manifest injustice because the sole juror of African-American appearance was struck. He also alleges that Defendants’ counsel suborned perjury and made improper statements during…