Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Moore
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2004No. 03-60236PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
A Mississippi jury returned a $1.5 million verdict in favor of Dr. Kelly for his mistreatment in connection with a routine traffic stop. The district court vacated the award and ruled that Kelly must either accept remittitur or proceed to a new trial on damages. Kelly took the latter option and then immediately appealed the district court’s ruling. We conclude that the district court’s ruling is not final and dismiss the appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
I. BACKGROUND
On March 14, 2001, Kelly filed suit in federal court alleging under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and…
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