Legal Opinion
Townsell v. Lewis
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided August 8, 1996No. 95-2339-KHVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
VRATIL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Marvin Townsell initiated this suit against former Kansas City, Kansas police officer Michael Lewis, alleging that Lewis used excessive force against him in violation of his constitutional rights. After a four day *729trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant. The matter now comes before the Court on plaintiffs Motion For Judgment As A Matter Of Law, Or, In The Alternative, For A New Trial (Doc. #67) filed June 17, 1996.
Judgment as a matter of law is appropriate under Rule 50(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure “only if…
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