Legal Opinion
Laron McKinley v. Lt. Gary Trattles
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 1984No. 83-1345, 83-1406PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to apply the standards for awards of punitive damages in civil rights cases announced last year in Smith v. Wade, 461 U.S. 30, 103 S.Ct. 1625, 75 L.Ed.2d 632 (1983). A jury here awarded plaintiff LaRon McKinley $15,000 in punitive damages from defendant Michael Hammer for conducting a strip search in an unconstitutional manner. The district court, on Hammer’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, overruled the jury's award, but refused to overrule the jury’s finding of liability or to grant a new trial on the liability issue. McKinley…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Mary Beth G. v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by79 opinions
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