Legal Opinion
Marcus Gumz, Cross-Appellant v. Douglas Morrissette and Lawrence Cloutier, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 27, 1985No. 84-3124, 84-3173PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Marcus Gumz filed this civil rights action against eleven defendants, officials and employees of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”), alleging numerous violations of the Constitution and liability pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court entered judgment on a jury verdict finding that defendants had used excessive force in arresting Gumz and denied defendants’ post-verdict motions seeking judgment in their favor. The court also refused plaintiff’s requests to amend the judgment so that the jury verdict would be read to include…
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