U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1996

Douglas v. Sylvester

Douglas v. Sylvester
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided September 17, 1996
97 F.3d 1446; 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 30444; 1996 WL 525476 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Douglas v. Sylvester

Opinion

97 F.3d 1446

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Ellis Richard DOUGLAS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Graham SYLVESTER, Officer; Brian Bacon, of Ficer; Elfram
Bowie, Officer; Carl Trogdon, Officer; Michael
Vaugh, Officer; Jesse Knight, Officer,
Defendants-Appellees,
and
Charles Dawkins, Officer, Defendant.

No. 96-6519.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted Sept. 5, 1996.
Decided Sept. 17, 1996.

Ellis Richard Douglas, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Robert Charles Verderaime, VERDERAIME & DUBOIS, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.

Before WIDENER and WILKINS, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

1

Appellant Ellis Douglas appeals the jury's verdict for the Defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) civil action. Douglas, who brought this suit alleging excessive force by several police officers when they arrested him, urges overturning the jury's verdict because he alleges that the police officers committed perjury during the trial. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.

2

Accordingly, we affirm the jury's verdict. Additionally, we deny Douglas's motion to appoint counsel. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

3

AFFIRMED.

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