Washington v. Denney’s Empirical Analysis
900 F.3d 549 · 2018
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1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Farmer v. Brennan · Smith v. Wade · City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc. · Memphis Community School District v. Stachura · Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP
Most-quoted passages
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“In ruling on a motion for [judgment as a matter of law], the district court must (1) consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party, (2) assume that all conflicts in the evidence were resolved in favor of the prevailing party, (3) assume as proved all facts that the prevailing party's evidence tended to prove, and (4) give the prevailing party the benefit of all favorable inferences that may reasonably be drawn from the facts proved. That done, the court must then deny the motion if reasonable persons could differ as to the conclusions to be drawn from the evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[T]he law places a high standard on overturning a jury verdict because of the danger that the jury's rightful province will be invaded when judgment as a matter of law is misused.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“We are hesitant 'to interfere with a jury verdict,' as reflected in the 'analysis for considering renewed JML motions.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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