Bell v. Johnson.U.S. Appeals Court CLAIMS Bell v. Johnson, 404 F.3d 997 (6th Cir. 2005). A former state prisoner one in confinement, or under arrest, for a political offense. See also: State sued corrections officers The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , alleging that they had retaliated against him for filing a civil rights suit. The case was remanded by the appeals court. A jury verdict awarded the former prisoner $1,500 in compensatory damages A sum of money awarded in a civil action by a court to indemnify a person for the particular loss, detriment, or injury suffered as a result of the unlawful conduct of another. but no punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. . The district court granted a new trial on damages and subsequently entered judgment on verdict against an officer for $6,000 in compensatory damages and $28,000 in punitive damages. The officer appealed. The appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by granting a new trial on damages. The officer had searched the prisoner's cell while the prisoner was in the prison yard for his daily hour of "yard time." When the prisoner returned to his cell he found it in disarray and he noticed that some of his legal papers and medical snacks had been taken. (State Prison of Southern Michigan Southern Michigan is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a region of rolling farmland and scattered urban centers. Southern Michigan is commonly considered to be the area west of the Southeast Michigan area and east of Battle Creek, consisting of ) |
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