Legal Opinion
Jarvis v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided March 5, 1996No. D.C. Civ. No. 90-161. T.C. Civ. No. 89-353PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Arnold E. Jarvis, Jr. ["Jarvis"] sued a Virgin Islands police officer, Brian Gilman ["Gilman"] and the Government of the Virgin Islands ["Government"] for damages allegedly resulting from Gilman's actions taken as a police officer in response to a disturbance during the Christmas Carnival in January of 1989. Jarvis's complaint sought recovery from Gilman individually for the common law tort of assault and battery ["Assault Claim"] and for the deprivation of Jarvis's civil rights by use of excessive force under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) ["1983 Claim"]. Naming Gilman in his…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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