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Kenneth Bady v. Officer Ann Murphy-Kjos, In Her Individual Capacity

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Submitted: October 19, 2010

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, BYE and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

This appeal follows a jury verdict in favor of Minneapolis Police Officers Ann Murphy-Kjos, Jerry Johnson, Patricia Nelson, Peter Stanton and Sergeant Charles Peter (collectively, officers) on Kenneth Bady’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim that the officers used excessive force in seizing him during an incident at a friend’s home. Bady contends the district court*fn1 abused its discretion in allowing hearsay testimony and instructing the jury on excessive force. We affirm.

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