Legal Opinion
Willingham v. Loughnan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 2001No. 99-4005PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
This case is mainly about qualified immunity and the deference afforded the findings of fact implicit in a general jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff in a section 1983 suit, considering Plaintiffs earlier criminal conviction related to the same events that are the subject of the section 1983 suit. The Officer Defendants in their individual capacities appeal the district court’s denial of their Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and their Motion for Remittitur. Plaintiff cross-appeals the district court’s grant of the City’s post-trial motion for judgment.
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