Thompson v. Holmes

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MILLER, District Judge.

In the afternoon of April 30, 1990, following a one-day trial, the jury returned a verdict for the defendants in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The defendants moved for entry of judgment on the verdict, and the court deferred ruling for the purpose of considering the propriety of other dispositions in light of the plaintiff’s conduct at trial.

Plaintiff Robert Lee Thompson was not to hear the jury’s verdict. During the defendants’ closing argument, Mr. Thompson, proceeding pro se, took offense at some of defense counsel’s remarks and began to…