Legal Opinion
Patricia Finnegan v. Richard Fountain
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 1, 1990No. 89-7832PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Chief Judge:
Patricia Finnegan appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Jacob Mishler, Judge, entered on August 21, 1989, dismissing her civil rights action against police officer Richard Fountain for the use of excessive force while placing her under arrest. The primary issue on this appeal is whether the jury’s finding that Fountain acted in good faith when arresting Finnegan is consistent with its findings that Fountain intentionally used excessive force and that he did so maliciously, wantonly, or oppressively. Because we…
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