Legal Opinion
Paul Anthony Cooper v. S. Dyke, Officer J.R. Markert, Officer C. Morseberger, Officer, Defendants- (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1987No. 86-1562(L), 86-1654PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Plaintiff Paul Anthony Cooper sued Baltimore County Police Officers Dyke, Markert and Morseberger for their alleged deliberate indifference to plaintiff’s serious medical needs, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and for the pendant state claims of false arrest and negligent provision of medical care. The district court granted defendants’ motion for directed verdict on the negligence count, but submitted the other two causes of action to the jury.
The jury awarded Cooper $75,300 on the § 1983 claim ($25,200 in compensatory damages and $50,100 in punitive…
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