Legal Opinion
Eugene K. Sullivan and Thedis Beverly Sullivan v. Officer Damon C. Gagnier and Town of Dewitt, New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 21, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff Eugene K. Sullivan (“Sullivan”) appeals, pro se, from a jury verdict in favor of defendants Officer Damon C. Gag-nier (“Officer Gagnier”) and the Town of DeWitt, New York (“DeWitt”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., Judge). Following a three-day trial in December 1998, the jury found that no cause of action existed with respect to Sullivan’s excessive force claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Sullivan, who was represented by counsel below, made a one-sentence motion to set aside the verdict, which the district court…
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