Culp v. Reed

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FORT WAYNE DIVISION CARL CULP, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:19-CV-106 JD WHITNEY WOODS, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER In March 2023, after a three-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Officers Whitney Woods and Stevan Schulien (the “Defendants”) and against Plaintiffs Carl and Roberta Culp (the “Plaintiffs”) on nine of ten claims.1 The jury only found for the Plaintiffs on Roberta Culp’s state law battery claim against Officer Woods and awarded her $1.00 in nominal damages. After the trial, the Plaintiffs…