ELLIS v. VECCHIA

No. 06 Civ. 4827(LTS)(RLE).

567 F.Supp.2d 601 (2008)

Renal ELLIS, Plaintiff, v. Michael LA VECCHIA, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

July 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Cardinale, Brooklyn, NY, for plaintiff.


MEMORANDUM ORDER

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, District Judge.

This 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case was tried to a jury in July 2007. The jury found in Plaintiffs favor on his malicious prosecution claim, awarding Plaintiff $1.00 in nominal damages and $2600.00 in punitive damages. Defendant, New York City Police Officer Michael La Vecchia ("La Vecchia" or "Defendant") moves for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b), to set...

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