Legal Opinion
Mejia v. Cook County, Ill.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 22, 2011No. 09-3540PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Michael Mejia sued Cook County and a number of its jail officer-employees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the officers used excessive force against him in violation of his constitutional rights. His case proceeded to trial, where a jury returned a verdict against him. After the verdict, Mejia filed a motion for a new trial, which the district court ultimately denied. In this appeal, Mejia contends that the district court applied an incorrect standard of law in ruling on his motion for a new trial and that this error requires — at the least — vacatur and remand for…
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