Legal Opinion
Jose Alonzo Corpus v. Tony Bennett
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 7, 2005No. 04-2603PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
A jury found for Jose Alonzo Corpus on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim for the use of excessive force during pretrial detention and awarded him $75,000 in “nominal” damages. Corpus appeals the ruling of the district court1 reducing the nominal damages award to one dollar. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
On November 18, 1995, Jose Alonzo Corpus was stopped by a Minnesota State Patrol Officer for speeding. A records check revealed an outstanding warrant, and Corpus was arrested and transported to the LeSueur County…
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