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GILL v. THOMAS

No. 95-2303.

83 F.3d 537 (1996)

Michael GILL, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Scot THOMAS, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia A. Dill, Portland, ME, for appellant.

Edward R. Benjamin, with whom Anne Skopp and Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Portland, ME, were on brief, for appellees.

Before SELYA, STAHL and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Michael Gill sought redress under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in Maine's federal district court for a police officer's alleged use of excessive force in arresting him following a routine traffic stop. After a two-day trial before a magistrate judge,1 the jury returned a verdict for the police officer. Gill appeals the magistrate judge's denial of his in limine motion to preclude evidence of his...

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