JONES v. THOMPSON

No. 91-2412.

974 F.2d 86 (1992)

Marlin E. "Bill" JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rich THOMPSON, individually and in his official capacity as police officer for the City of North Platte, Nebraska, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Jorgensen, Kearney, Neb., for plaintiff-appellant.

William T. Wright, Kearney, Neb., for defendant-appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, LAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOKEN, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Marlin E. "Bill" Jones appeals the judgment dismissing his action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after a jury found that North Platte, Nebraska, police officer Rich Thompson did not violate Jones's due process rights. Jones argues that the district court1 erred in admitting highly prejudicial testimony and in refusing to give Jones's requested instructions to the jury. We affirm.

The lawsuit arose out of a dispute between...

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