Legal Opinion
Jones v. Wellham
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1997No. 95-2882, 95-2966PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge PHILLIPS wrote the opinion, in which Judge MURNAGHAN and Judge ERVIN joined.
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Claiming that she was raped in 1990 by then-Anne Arundel County police officer Michael Ziegler, Erin Jones brought various § 1983 and state law claims against Ziegler, the County, and George Wellham, then County Police chief, in Maryland state court. Following removal of the action, the claims against Ziegler were first tried on the merits to a jury which found for Jones, awarding her substantial compensatory and punitive damages. Ms.…
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