Porter v. Epps

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 2011-09-28

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EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge: Defendant Christopher Epps, the Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (“MDOC”), appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for judgment as a matter of law or, in the alternative, motion for a new trial. The jury found Epps liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating Will Porter’s constitutional rights by unlawfully incarcerating…

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