Legal Opinion

Timothy Rush v. James Smith, Silas Hardison, David Robbins, James Conway, Rita Krapf, Nesby Moore, Vincent Schoemehl

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 5, 1995No. 93-3585PublishedCited by 85 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*919McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Timothy Rush appeals from a final order entered in the district court for the Eastern District of Missouri denying his post-trial motions for a new trial or default judgment in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For reversal, Rush argues the trial judge erred in (1) dismissing the sole African-American juror, (2) making prejudicial comments to the jury, (3) denying his motions for new trial and default judgment based on defendants’ abuse of discovery, and (4) denying his motion for new trial based on the grounds that the verdict was against the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Starr v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  3. Goldstein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
  4. United States v. SingerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  5. United States v. Hugh Trent BlandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by85 opinions

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