Legal Opinion
James Pouillon v. Sharon Little and W.G. Blanchett
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 16, 2003No. 01-1619PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibbons, Judge, joined by Siler, Judge,
BOGGS, Judge (p. 719), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee James Pouillon is an anti-abortion activist who was arrested by police officers Sharon Little and W.G. Blanchett while he was staging an abortion protest on the steps of the city hall building in Owosso, Michigan. Pouillon sued officers Little and Blanchett seeking compensatory and punitive damages. Pouillon rejected two pre-trial settlement offers pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68, and after two trials punctuated by a previous trip to this court, Pouillon won a jury…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mary Hopper v. Euclid Manor Nursing Home, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- James L. Pouillon v. City of Owosso Sergeant Sharon Little and Officer W. G. BlanchettCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Johnson v. City of AikenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- LePome v. BerksonNevada Supreme Court · 2009
- Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless v. Secretary of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
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