James Mosley v. Joseph Wilson Lewis Wilson Peter Mango

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• holding that it was error for a district court to “enter[] judgment as a matter of law solely on the basis of inconsistent verdicts”
• ruling that district court erred as a matter of law when it directed judgment notwithstanding the jury's verdict on one claim on the sole ground that it was inconsistent with the jury's verdict on another claim
• conviction that has not been reversed ordinarily precludes finding of lack of probable cause for underlying proceeding
• “An arresting officer’s ‘state of mind’ and the officer’s subjective reason for making the arrest are, therefore, irrelevant to a probable cause determination.”
• conviction that has not been reversed ordinarily precludes finding of lack of probable cause for underlying proceeding
• instruction that “added an element of subjective intent” to the plaintiff’s civil rights claims was reversible error

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