Jackson v. The City of New York et al
| Larry Jackson |
| John Doe 1, John Doe 2, John Doe 3, John Doe 4, John Doe 5, John Doe 6-20 and The City of New York |
| 1:2011cv03028 |
| June 24, 2011 |
| US District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
| Brooklyn Office |
| John Gleeson |
| Steven M. Gold |
| Civil Rights: Jobs |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 1981 Civil Rights |
| Plaintiff |
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ORDER granting in part and denying in part 122 Motion for Remittitur: For the reasons stated in the attached Memorandum and Order, the Court remits Defendants' compensatory damages to $2,750,000 and affirms the punitive damages award of & #036;2,675,000, for a total damages amount of $5,425,000. The Court directs that Plaintiff must choose to either accept the total remitted damages or elect to have a new trial. Plaintiff will inform the Court of his decision in letter form by 9/28/18. Ordered by Judge Pamela K. Chen on 8/24/2018. (Rediker, Ezekiel)
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ORDER granting in part and denying in part 113 Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law; denying 113 Motion for New Trial: The Court directs that Defendants' Rule 50 motion is granted in part and denied in part, and their Rule 59 motion is d enied in its entirety. The Court grants Defendants' motion for judgment as a matter of law with respect to the jury's verdicts in favor of Plaintiff for failure to intervene in Plaintiff's arrest as to Defendants Tellado and Failla. In combination with the Court's qualified immunity rulings, this decision results in the overturning of all verdicts for Plaintiff relating to his false arrest claims. The Court denies Defendants' motion for judgment as a matter of law reg arding the claims against all other Defendants. The Court denies Defendants' motion for a new trial. Additionally, the Court instructs the parties to submit briefing on whether the Court should grant remittitur with respect to the jury's compensatory damages award of $12.5 million and punitive damages award of $2.675 million. Defendants shall submit a motion for remittitur by 4/26/18; Plaintiff will respond by 5/10/18; and Defendants will file a reply, if any, by 5/24/18. Ordered by Judge Pamela K. Chen on 3/22/2018. (Rediker, Ezekiel)
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MEMORANDUM AND OPINION: For the reasons in the attached, Defendants' 104 motion for judgment as a matter of law is granted in part and denied in part. Defendants Deferrari, Reo, Heerey, MacNear, and Boneta are entitled to qualified immunity re garding the false arrest verdicts against them, and those verdicts, both for liability and for damages, must be overturned. However, Defendants Failla and Tellado are not entitled to qualified immunity for the false arrest verdict against them, and n one of the Defendants who were found liable for excessive force are entitled to qualified immunity for the excessive force verdicts against them. Defendants shall have 28 days after the issuance of this Order in which to file their motion for judgment as a matter of law under FRCP Rule 50, or alternatively for a new trial under FRCP Rule 59, as to the remaining Defendants. Ordered by Judge Pamela K. Chen on 2/15/2017. (Gregorio, Heather) Modified on 2/15/2017 (Abdallah, Fida).
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