Legal Opinion
Anthony Romano v. Kenneth Howarth, Michael Juron and Matthew Karkos
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 2, 1993No. 1425, Docket 92-2230PublishedCited by 248 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
Anthony Romano, a former prisoner, appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissing his civil rights action following a jury verdict in favor of the defendants. Romano brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988), claiming that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated when corrections officers used excessive force to restrain him. Because we conclude that the special interrogatories submitted to the jury inaccurately framed the issues to be resolved, we reverse and remand to the district court…
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