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WATSON v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Nos. 979, 1325, Dockets 95-7573(L), 95-7613(XAP).

92 F.3d 31 (1996)

Shirley WATSON, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Peter Holtz, individually and as a Police Officer, City of New York, Defendant-Cross-Appellee, Allyn R. Sielaff, individually and as Commissioner of the Department of Correction of the City of New York, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah R. Douglas, Assistant Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York City (Paul A. Crotty, Corporation Counsel, Kristin H. Helmers, Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

Carolyn A. Kubitschek, New York City (Lansner & Kubitschek, New York City, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Robert M. Baum, Attorney-in-Charge, Criminal Defense Division, The Legal Aid Society, New York City (Michele Maxian, Anthony Elitcher, The Legal Aid Society, New York City, of counsel), for Amicus Curiae The Legal Aid Society.

Before LUMBARD and MAHONEY, Circuit Judges, and OWEN, District Judge.

MAHONEY, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant-cross-appellee the City of New York (the "City") appeals from the denial by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, John F. Keenan, Judge, of the City's motions for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Rule 50 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that were made both before and after a jury verdict that awarded plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant Shirley Watson ("Watson") $20,000...

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