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092771P.pdf   08/12/2010  Youa Lee, etc.  v.  Officer Jason Andersen
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  09-2771
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Smith and Colloton, Circuit Judges]
Civil Case - civil rights. Jury verdict in favor of police officer and City on claims of excessive force is affirmed. District court did not abuse its discretion in excluding expert evidence that victim did not have a gun, as expert based his opinion on his observation of a video and did not assist the jury. District court should have excluded evidence of victim's gage membership, but any error was harmless. Verdict form were not prejudicial and, taken as whole, adequately submitted the issues to the jury. District court did not abuse is discretion in denying motion for new trial, as evidence supported verdict.