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MEJIA v. COOK COUNTY, ILL.

No. 09-3540.

650 F.3d 631 (2011)

Michael R. MEJIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah O'Rourke Schrup (argued), Attorney, Nicholas Gamse and Richard Hu (Law Students), argued under Supervision of Prof. Schrup, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James C. Pullos (argued), Attorney, Office of the Cook County States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KANNE, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Michael Mejia sued Cook County and a number of its jail officer-employees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the officers used excessive force against him in violation of his constitutional rights. His case proceeded to trial, where a jury returned a verdict against him. After the verdict, Mejia filed a motion for a new trial, which the district court ultimately denied. In this appeal, Mejia contends that the district court applied an...

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