Legal Opinion
Miller v. Lovett
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 17, 1989No. 1231, Docket 89-7101PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
In the early morning hours of August 2, 1987, Michael Miller suffered scalp lacerations and other injuries as he was arrested by two officers of the East Haven, Connecticut, Police Department. Miller filed suit, alleging under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that the officers used excessive force in violation of his constitutional rights, and under Connecticut law that they committed the torts of assault and battery and negligence. After the district court declined to exercise pendent jurisdiction over the state-law claims, trial of the federal claim resulted in a jury verdict…
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