Legal Opinion
John Dewitt McDowell v. R.R. Rogers, D.E. Ross, and R.L. Martin
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1988No. 87-5730PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff John McDowell sued three Memphis police officers in federal court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Mr. McDowell’s complaint, which he filed pro se, alleged in essence that the defendant officers had deprived him of unspecified constitutional rights by the unnecessary use of “brutal force” in effecting his arrest after an altercation between him and a private security guard.
Mr. McDowell tried his own case before a jury. After both sides had rested, the court directed a verdict for the three defendants. Mr. McDowell urges on appeal that this was error.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Betty Lester v. City of Chicago, Officer Daniel Leahy, Officer Ernest Cain, and Sergeant John McNultyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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