Legal Opinion
Gill v. MacIejewski
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 4, 2008No. 07-3451, 07-3482, 07-3630PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Charles F. Gill incurred a “knee’ drop” to his head while pinned to the ground by University of Minnesota police officers outside a Minneapolis bar, causing several facial fractures and other injuries. Gill brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Officer Geoff Maciejewski alleging the use of excessive force. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Gill and awarded damages. The district court 1 denied Maeiejewski’s motion for judgment as a matter of law (JAML), holding Gill presented sufficient evidence to support his excessive force claim. The district court also denied…
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