Legal Opinion

Brewer v. Jones

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 28, 2007No. 05-4442-prPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiff-appellant Jesse Brewer, pro se, appeals from a judgment entered after a jury verdict in favor of defendant-appellee Andrew Jones in this suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history of the case and the issues on appeal.

Brewer argues on appeal that the district court erred under Federal Rules of Evidence 403 and 404 in admitting evidence of a previous lawsuit filed by Brewer. Specifically, Brewer argues that the challenged evidence improperly suggested that Brewer had litigious tendencies. We…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. AbelSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Outley v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  3. James Arlio v. Marlin J. LivelyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
  4. Costantino v. HerzogCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000

3Cited by8 opinions

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  5. Neal Cohen v. Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, PCCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019

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