Candi Ryder v. The City of Topeka and Michael Meyer

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is brought by plaintiff, Candi Ryder, from an adverse jury verdict finding that her constitutional rights were not violated when defendant, Topeka Police Detective Michael Meyer, shot her while she fled from the scene of a felony. Ryder raises three basic issues on appeal: first, whether the district court erred when it denied her motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict; second, whether the misconduct of defendants’ counsel in failing to timely produce a statement of Detective Meyer warrants reversal and remand for a new trial; and third,…