Legal Opinion
Jerry Hart Andre Dyer v. City of Little Rock, Arkansas State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police, Amicus on Behalf Of
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 22, 2005No. 04-2714PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Police officers Jerry Hart and Andre Dyer successfully sued the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (Little Rock or the City) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging substantive due process violations. A jury awarded each officer $225,000, and the district court denied Little Rock’s motions for judgment as a matter of law (JAML) and a new trial. We reverse.
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Hart and Dyer are police officers employed by Little Rock. On May 30, 2001, they arrested Michael Bullock on drug charges. Bullock, who has three other felony convictions, had previously been arrested by Hart and Dyer and had filed…
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