Legal Opinion
Stratton v. Hatch
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided October 22, 1984No. Civ. No. 81-176PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
HOLDEN, Senior District Judge.
The defendants, Martin J. Hatch and Dennis W. Madore, attack special and general verdicts for the plaintiff, Jeffrey C. Stratton. The jury found the defendants liable for violations of the plaintiff’s civil rights for arresting him without probable cause and for the use of excessive force in taking the plaintiff into their custody.
On August 14, 1984, final judgment was entered for the plaintiff on the verdicts returned by the jury. The defendants *130moved, on August 22, 1984, pursuant to Rules 50 and 59 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure…
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