Legal Opinion

Figueroa v. Mazza

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided September 30, 2014No. 11-CV-3160PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM, ORDER & JUDGMENT

JACK B. WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge:

Table of Contents

I. Introduction.485

II. Facts.486

III. Jury Verdict.487

IV. Law. .487

A. Judgment as a Matter of Law Standard.487

1. Timely Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(b) Motion .487

2. “Untimely” Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(b) Motion.488

B. False Arrest Standard.488

C. Excessive Force Standard.•.'.489

D. New York State Law Assault Standard.489

E. Failure to Intervene Standard.:.'.489

V. Application of Law to Facts .490

A. False Arrest .'.490

B. Excessive Force and Assault.491

C. Failure to Intervene.•.492

VI.Conclusion .•.492

*485I. Introduction

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