VELIUS v. TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON

Civil Action No. 09-53 (JEI/JS).

754 F.Supp.2d 695 (2011)

Ivan VELIUS, Plaintiff, v. TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

January 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abramson & Denenberg, P.C., by Thomas Bruno, II, Esq. , Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiff.

Barker, Scott & Gelfand, P.C., by A. Michael Barker, Esq. , Linwood, NJ, for Defendants.


OPINION

IRENAS, Senior District Judge:

At the trial of this § 1983 excessive force case, the jury found that two of the three Defendants, police officer Francis Smyth, and police officer Kevin Zippilli, violated Plaintiff Ivan Velius's Fourth Amendment right not to be subjected to excessive force, and failed to intervene to stop the use of excessive force. The jury found no liability as to Defendant police officer James Jacobi. The jury also found that...

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