United States Seventh Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging that police used excessive force and denied medical care to a prisoner who died in his jail cell, denial of plaintiffs' motion for a new trial is affirmed where there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/29/2008
• Decided 10/06/2008
• Published 10/06/2008

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, POSNER and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Berve Power, Jr. (argued), Power & Dixon, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert L. Schultz (argued), for Defendants-Appellees.