Vanderhoef et al v. City of Maryville et al (TWP2)

Filing 133

ORDER: the Court REENTERS judgment in favor of Logan Vanderhoef against Maurice Kelly Dixon. It is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the jury unanimously finds the following: As to the 1983 claim, the plaintiff, Logan Vanderhoef, shall recover compensation in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) from the defendant, Maurice Kelly Dixon; As to the assault claim, the plaintiff, Logan Vanderhoef, shall recover compensation in the amount of five hundred dollars ($5 00.00) from the defendant, Maurice Kelly Dixon; As to the unlawful imprisonment claim, the plaintiff, Logan Vanderhoef, shall recover compensation in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) from the defendant, Maurice Kelly Dixon. Signed by District Judge Thomas A Varlan on October 1, 2019. (AYB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
LOGAN VANDERHOEF,
Plaintiff,
v.
MAURICE KELLY DIXON,
Defendant.

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No.:

3:16-CV-508-TAV-DCP

ORDER
This civil matter comes before the Court on a mandate from the Sixth Circuit to
reenter judgment consistent with the jury’s verdict. The jury trial in this case began on
March 20, 2018. The jury returned a verdict two days later, finding defendant liable for a
civil rights violation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and for assault and false imprisonment under
Tennessee state law [Doc. 103]. At trial, defendant moved for directed verdict on the
grounds that defendant was entitled to qualified immunity. The Court took this under
advisement, and defendant later moved for judgment as a matter of law on the question of
qualified immunity as well as on the individual claims [Doc. 118]. The Court granted
defendant’s motion, finding that defendant was entitled to qualified immunity on the §
1983 claim as well as the assault and false imprisonment claims [Doc. 124]. Plaintiff
appealed [Doc. 125].
The Sixth Circuit found on appeal that this Court’s ruling granting judgment as a
matter of law was in error. Vanderhoef v. Dixon, No. 18-5993, 2019 WL 3938640, at *7

(6th Cir. Aug. 21, 2019). The panel consequently reversed this Court’s judgment and
remanded for reentry of a judgment consistent with the jury’s verdict. Id.
In light of the above, the Court REENTERS judgment in favor of Logan
Vanderhoef against Maurice Kelly Dixon. It is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the
jury unanimously finds the following:
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As to the 1983 claim, the plaintiff, Logan Vanderhoef, shall recover
compensation in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) from
the defendant, Maurice Kelly Dixon;

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As to the assault claim, the plaintiff, Logan Vanderhoef, shall recover
compensation in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) from
the defendant, Maurice Kelly Dixon;

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As to the unlawful imprisonment claim, the plaintiff, Logan
Vanderhoef, shall recover compensation in the amount of five
hundred dollars ($500.00) from the defendant, Maurice Kelly Dixon.

ENTER:

s/ Thomas A. Varlan
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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