Legal Opinion
Gunter v. Cicero
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 11, 2019No. Civil Action No. 16-30183-MGMPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MASTROIANNI, U.S.D.J.
In this civil rights case, Plaintiff George Gunter alleged Defendants Anthony Cicero and John Lopez-both police officers in Springfield, Massachusetts-unlawfully stopped him, assaulted him in the process of stopping and arresting him, and brought criminal charges against him in violation of federal and Massachusetts law. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict in Defendants' favor on all counts.
At the close of the evidence, Plaintiff moved for judgment as a matter of law on Counts I and II (unlawful seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the…
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