Legal Opinion
Wheatley v. Beetar
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 31, 1980No. 442, Docket 80-7125PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
In this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for damages against several Nassau County police officers, Robert Wheatley appeals from an order of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered by Judge George C. Pratt after a bifurcated jury trial resulted in one verdict finding appellees liable for use of force in violation of his constitutional rights and a second verdict awarding him $1.00 damages. The order appealed from denied his motion for a new trial on damages, leaving in effect the court’s December 27, 1979, judgment of $1.00 against the appellees…
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3Cited by46 opinions
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