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SCOTT v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 95-7108.

101 F.3d 748 (1996)

Gerry SCOTT, Appellee, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 6, 1996.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. McKay, Jr., Assistant Corporation Counsel, argued the cause for appellants, with whom Charles F. Ruff, Corporation Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and James A. DeVita, Trial Assistant, Washington, DC, were on the briefs. Edward E. Schwab, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Joan A. Harvill argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee.

Before: SILBERMAN, RANDOLPH and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by the District of Columbia and various members of the Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD") from the denial of a motion for judgment as a matter of law,1 or in the alternative for a new trial or remittitur, after a jury awarded Gerry Scott compensatory and punitive damages as a result of his encounter with the police on July 9, 1991...

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