TRUJILLO v. GOODMAN

No. 84-2802.

825 F.2d 1453 (1987)

Vernon TRUJILLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ronald GOODMAN, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Carleo, Colorado Springs, Colo., for plaintiff-appellant.

Lawrence J. Simons of Shaw, Simons & Quigg, P.C., Pueblo, Colo., for defendant-appellee.

Before HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge, ANDERSON, Circuit Judge, and BROWN, District Judge.


STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Vernon Trujillo appeals from the denial of his post trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial on his claim alleging a violation of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The alleged civil rights violation arose out of an injury Trujillo suffered in an altercation with defendant police officer Ronald Goodman. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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