Legal Opinion
Jones v. Ziegler
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 3, 1995No. Civ. H-93-771PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, Senior District Judge.
During the early morning hours of November 15, 1990, Erin Kathleen Jones (“Jones”) was raped by Michael D. Ziegler (“Ziegler”) while he was on duty as an Anne Arundel County Police Officer. Following a three-day trial in this Court in September of 1994, a jury returned a verdict finding for plaintiff Jones both on her claim against defendant Ziegler asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and on her claim of battery asserted against him under state law. Compensatory damages in the amount of $650,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $400,000 were…
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