McCOLLUM v. McDANIEL

No. Civ. CCB-98-824.

136 F.Supp.2d 472 (2001)

Freddie McCOLLUM, Jr., et al. v. Robert McDANIEL, et al.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

March 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Eric Smathers, McGowan & Smathers, Laurel, MD, John C. Harvey, Jr., Law Office, Lanham, MD, for plaintiffs.

Laura J. Gwinn, Prince George's County Office, Upper Marlboro, MD, Shalisha Hines Ivy, County Administration Office, Upper Marlboro, MD, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM

BLAKE, District Judge.

On April 3, 2000, a jury awarded over $4.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages to plaintiff Freddie McCollum, Jr. for an assault committed against him by Prince George's County police officers in the course of an arrest for alleged traffic violations on June 28, 1997. Various post-trial motions followed, and attempts to settle the case were not successful. Following a brief procedural outline of the litigation...

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