Legal Opinion

Denton v. Morgan

District Court, N.D. Texas

Decided September 18, 1996No. 4:92-CV-164-YPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW IN PART, DENYING IN PART, AND ORDERING REMITTITUR

MEANS, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Second Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, filed on June 27,1996. Having carefully considered the motion, Plaintiffs’ response, the reply, and relevant case law, the Court will PARTIALLY GRANT the motion.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs John Denton and Paula Savage received a favorable jury verdict on which judgment was entered on June 5, 1996. The judgment was later amended on June 17. Defendants Ernie Reinke, Commissioner, Juvenile…

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Natalia Flores v. Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County, Texas, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996

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