Anthony v. Welker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION JIMMY ANTHONY PLAINTIFF V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:23-CV-132-KHJ-MTP JONATHON WELKER, et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff Jimmy Anthony’s [149] Motion for New Trial on Damages. For the reasons stated below, the Court denies the motion. I. Background This is a police brutality case. Anthony sued Defendants Jonathon Welker (“Welker”) and Jacob Lang (“Lang”)—who worked as police officers for the City of Pearl, Mississippi—under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

for beating him at the Pearl Police Department. Compl. [1] ¶¶…