SNYDER
v.
TREPAGNIER ET AL.

U.S. | 1999-01-15
No. 98-507
525 U.S. 1098 Supreme Court of the United States (1999) Positive Treatment
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Synopsis

The Supreme Court granted certiorari to address whether a jury finding of constitutional violation based on excessive force in an arrest is necessarily incompatible with a finding of qualified immunity, and whether courts may reconcile apparent inconsistencies in special verdict findings by reviewing the entire record for reasonableness and evidentiary support.

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Opinion of the Court

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the following questions: “1. Whether a jury finding that a constitutional violation incurred by use of excessive force in an arrest' necessarily precludes a finding of qualified immunity, so as to make such dual findings irreconcilable?

2. Whether a reviewing court may reconcile apparent inconsistencies in special jury verdicts despite possible defects in special interrogatories submitted, by determining whether, upon review of the entire record, the verdict as a whole was reasonable and supported by the evidence?” Brief of petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 1999. Brief of respondents is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 24, 1999. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday, April 12, 1999. This Court’s Rule 29.2 does not apply.

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