ACZEL v. LABONIA

Docket No. 08-2741-cv.

584 F.3d 52 (2009)

John ACZEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Leonard LABONIA and Ethan Mable, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: October 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith P. Sturges, Goldstein and Peck, P.C., Bridgeport, CT (William J. Kupinse, Jr., on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas R. Gerarde, Howd & Ludorf, LLC, Hartford, CT (Beatrice S. Jordan, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees.

Judge POOLER dissents by separate opinion.


LEVAL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff John Aczel appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Dorsey, J.) granting judgment to Defendant, Police Officer Leonard Labonia, on Plaintiff's claim of use of excessive force. The case presents an unusual procedural history. The jury answered interrogatories in a special verdict form, finding that Plaintiff had proved that Labonia...

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