Reno v. County of Putnam

Full title: JOHN RENO, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF PUTNAM, NEW YORK, KAREN JACKSON, and…

Court: United States District Court, Southern District of New York

Date published: Jun 30, 2021

16 Civ. 5179 (AEK) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 30, 2021)

Opinion

16 Civ. 5179 (AEK)

06-30-2021

JOHN RENO, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF PUTNAM, NEW YORK, KAREN JACKSON, and RICHARD BARTLEY, Defendants.

ANDREW E. KRAUSE, United States Magistrate Judge

JUDGMENT

ANDREW E. KRAUSE, United States Magistrate Judge

WHEREAS, Plaintiff John Reno (“Plaintiff”) brought the above-entitled action against Defendants County of Putnam, Karen Jackson (“Defendant Jackson”), and Richard Bartley (“Defendant Bartley”) (collectively “Defendants”)¹;

1 The claims against all other defendants asserted in the Third Amended Complaint- which is the operative complaint in this matter (ECF No. 19)-were dismissed via a so-ordered stipulation of partial dismissal with prejudice signed by the Honorable Vincent L. Briccetti on January 16, 2019 (ECF No. 50).

WHEREAS, this action was assigned to the Honorable Lisa Margaret Smith, United States Magistrate Judge, by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (ECF No. 61), and reassigned to the undersigned on October 15, 2020;

WHEREAS, this action proceeded to a jury trial on June 23, 2021;

WHEREAS, on June 25, 2021, Defendants moved before the Court pursuant to Rule 50 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for a directed verdict as to all Defendants on all claims;

WHEREAS, the Court construed all the evidence admitted at trial in Plaintiff's favor and found that with respect to the excessive force claim against Defendant Jackson only, there could be but one verdict a reasonable jury could reach;

WHEREAS, on June 28, 2021, the Court granted Defendants' motion for a directed verdict on the excessive force claim against Defendant Jackson, but denied the motion with respect to all other Defendants and claims; and

WHEREAS, on June 29, 2021, the jury reached a unanimous verdict in favor of Defendants on all claims that were presented to the jury, IT IS THERE FORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED, that the excessive force claim against Defendant Jackson is dismissed as a matter of law, and judgment is entered in favor of Defendants with respect to all other claims. Accordingly, the Clerk is respectfully requested to close the case.

SO ORDERED.