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YOUNG v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 83-3433.

751 F.2d 794 (1985)

Jeffrey YOUNG, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, et al., Defendants-Appellees, v. Howard MARTIN, Keith Perniciaro and Judy Dowdell, Defendants-Appellees Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 1, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oestreicher, Whalen & Hackett, David Oestreicher, II, Mtumishi St. Julien, New Orleans, La., for Young.

Raymond C. Burkart, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Perniciaro and Dowdell.

Bernette J. Johnson, Graymond Martin, New Orleans, La., for City of New Orleans, et al.

Before THORNBERRY, GARWOOD, and HILL, Circuit Judges.

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:

This action is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for the alleged use of excessive physical force by members of the New Orleans Police Department. On a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, he appeals arguing that (1) testimony of two medical experts should not have been disallowed, (2) it was error to direct a verdict in favor of defendants on plaintiff's pendent state law negligence claims, (3) the damages awarded were inadequate...

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