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PATTERSON v. CITY OF OMAHA

No. 13-3213.

779 F.3d 795 (2015)

Tyrone J. PATTERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF OMAHA, a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska; Molly Hiatt, both individually and officially as an officer of the Omaha Police Department; Paul Hasiak, both individually and officially as an officer of the Omaha Police Department, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 9, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cotton, argued, Stockbridge, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas O. Mumgaard , Deputy City Attorney, argued, Omaha, NE, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before MURPHY, SMITH, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Tyrone Patterson appeals the district court's1 denial of his motion for a new trial after a jury returned a verdict finding that Patterson was a victim of a police officer's use of excessive force, yet only awarded $1 in nominal damages. After issuing its verdict, the jury, on its own accord, issued...

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