SHARIF v. PICONE

No. 12-4468.

740 F.3d 263 (2014)

Iman SHARIF, Appellant v. C.O. Nathan PICONE; C.O. Brian Potance; C.O. Thomas Pinto; Lieutenant Joseph Kospiah; John Doe C.O. Nos 1-10.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: January 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Brown, Esquire , Donald C. Le Gower, Esquire (Argued), Dechert, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

David J. MacMain, Esquire (Argued), Brian H. Leinhauser, Esquire , The MacMain Law Group, Malvern, PA, for Appellees.

Before RENDELL, JORDAN and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

RENDELL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, Iman Sharif, appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Defendants — several Northampton County Prison officers — on Sharif's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 excessive force claim. On appeal, Sharif argues that the District Court erred in admitting evidence of Sharif's prior plea of nolo contendere and resulting conviction for assault in connection with the incident that is at the heart of his § 1983 claim...

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