Calvin Fletcher, Sr. v. Joseph Tomlinson

SMITH, Chief Judge.

St. Louis Police Department (SLPD) Officers Nicholas Martorano and John Moton appeal from the district court's 1 judgment, entered upon a jury verdict, finding that *1013 they used excessive force in their apprehension and arrest of Calvin Fletcher and awarding damages to Fletcher totaling $600,000. They raise three issues on appeal: (1) the district court erred in allowing Fletcher to read deposition testimony of a medical expert who was not subject to cross-examination at trial; (2) the district court erred in allowing the jury to award punitive damages against Officer Moton…