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KIDIS v. REID

No. 19-1673.

976 F.3d 708 (2020)

Nikos KIDIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jean REID; John Moran, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 25, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Raechel M. Badalamenti , KIRK, HUTH, LANGE & BADALAMENTI, PLC, Clinton Township, Michigan, for Appellants. Shawn C. Cabot , CHRISTOPHER TRAINOR & ASSOCIATES, White Lake, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Raechel M. Badalamenti , KIRK, HUTH, LANGE & BADALAMENTI, PLC, Clinton Township, Michigan, for Appellants. Shawn C. Cabot , CHRISTOPHER TRAINOR & ASSOCIATES, White Lake, Michigan, for Appellee.

READLER, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which BOGGS, J., joined, and GRIFFIN, J., joined in part. GRIFFIN, J. (pp. 723-27), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION

A jury found that Officer John Moran used excessive force in arresting Nikos Kidis, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The jury's conclusions regarding harm and compensatory damages, however, were difficult to square with its conclusion on punitive damages. On the one hand, the jury found that...

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