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WILLINGHAM v. LOUGHNAN

No. 99-4005.

261 F.3d 1178 (2001)

Betty Willingham, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. James Loughnan, Brian Buecler, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 15, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George P. Roberts, Jr., Roberts & Reynolds, West Palm Beach, FL, Christine M. Duignan, Johnson, Anselmo, Murdoch, Burke & George, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

Barbara Ann Heyer, Heyer & Associates, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Before EDMONDSON, BLACK and McKAY, Circuit Judges.

EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

This case is mainly about qualified immunity and the deference afforded the findings of fact implicit in a general jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff in a section 1983 suit, considering Plaintiff's earlier criminal conviction related to the same events that are the subject of the section 1983 suit. The Officer Defendants in their individual capacities appeal the district court's denial of their Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and their...

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