Legal Opinion
Kent v. Katz
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided January 20, 2004No. 2:99-CV-189PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SESSIONS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Dean Kent (“Kent”) brought action against former Colchester Police Officer Jared Katz (“Katz”) for violating Kent’s rights under state law and the United States Constitution during Kent’s arrest on June 20, 1996. On October 23, 2003, a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont concluded that Kent failed to prove his unlawful arrest and battery claims against Katz. The jury found that Katz used excessive force against Kent during the course of the arrest in violation of the United States Constitution and state law,…
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