DENNIS v. SPINA (1969)

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Jessie DENNIS, Appellant. v. Dominic SPINA, Police Commissioner in and for the City of Newark, N.J.; Maurice Nazaretti, a Detective in and for the City of Newark, N.J.; David McCummings, a Detective in and for the City of Newark, N.J.; Eugene Valette, a Federal Agent, Treasury Department; John Doe, a Sergeant, in Newark Police Dept., Second Precinct, Newark, N.J.; Brendan T. Byrne, Prosecutor in and for Essex County, at Newark, N.J.; and John Doe, a County Clerk, in and for Essex County at Newark, N.J.

No. 16941.

Decided: April 25, 1969

Before KALODNER, GANEY and SEITZ, Circuit Judges.

Jessie Dennis, pro se. Donald L. Berlin, Lieb & Teich, East Orange, N.J., for appellees.

OPINION OF THE COURT

The plaintiff appellant, Jessie Dennis, brought a civil rights action against Maurice Nazaretti and David McCummings, members of the Police Department of the City of Newark, New Jersey, charging them, and others, with having ‘kidnapped’ him from the City of New York and illegally bringing him by force to Police Headquarters in Newark.

The District Court dismissed the Complaint as to all defendants except Nazaretti and McCummings. At the trial before a jury the defendants testified that Dennis voluntarily returned with them to New Jersey to face state criminal charges. Their testimony was corroborated by a federal narcotics agent. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Nazaretti and McCummings and judgment was accordingly entered pursuant to that verdict.

On this appeal Dennis contends that the jury's verdict was against the weight of the evidence.

On review of the record we are of the opinion that the jury's verdict was amply supported by the evidence. Other contentions presented by Dennis are utterly without merit.

The Judgment of the District Court entered pursuant to the jury's verdict will be affirmed.

PER CURIAM:

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