Legal Opinion
Brian Forrett v. Linford Richardson, Terry Frizell Ronald O. Loveridge Jack Clarke
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1997No. 95-56162PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHUBB, District Judge.
We consider’ whether the district court properly set aside the jury’s verdicts in favor of Brian Forrett on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims. Forrett claimed that the defendant police officers used excessive force when they shot him as he tried to elude capture. He also alleged that then-police chief Linford Richardson ratified, and the City of Riverside had a policy of permitting, this use of deadly force. Following a trifurcated trial and verdicts in plaintiffs favor, however, the district court granted the defendants’ motions for judgment as a matter of law and new trial…
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