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OUTLEY v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Nos. 43, 45, Dockets 87-7283, -7285.

837 F.2d 587 (1988)

Willie OUTLEY, Appellant, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, P.O. John Doe, P.O. John Doe, Benjamin Ward, Robert Gartner, and Jeff Garner, Appellees. Willie OUTLEY, Appellant, v. Charles GOETZ, Shield No. 30792, individually and as a police officer of the City of New York, "John Doe," individually and as a police officer of the City of New York, Patrick McGuire, individually and as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Edward McHugh, and the City of New York, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Friedman, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City (Constance Cushman, Richard S. Mandel, of counsel), for appellant.

Elizabeth S. Natrella, Asst. Corp. Counsel (Peter L. Zimroth, Corp. Counsel for the City of New York, Pamela Seider Dolgow, Asst. Corp. Counsel, New York City, of counsel), for appellees.

Before OAKES, CARDAMONE, and MAHONEY, Circuit Judges.

OAKES, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Willie Outley appeals from a jury verdict in favor of four individual police officers, whom he charged violated his constitutional rights on two separate occasions. Trial was held before Judge Lloyd F. MacMahon in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Because the trial court abused its discretion in precluding two eyewitnesses from testifying on the plaintiff's behalf and in admitting evidence of prior...

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