Donta Jermaine West v. Sheriff Eddie Hawkins, et al.

Summary

The court denied plaintiff Donta Jermaine West’s motion to hold the defendants in contempt for allegedly falsifying information in police reports. The court explained that disputes regarding police statements and defendants’ contentions are ordinarily resolved by the factfinder, including a jury in a criminal case.

Holdings

1. The court denied plaintiff's motion to hold defendants in contempt because disputes over the truthfulness of police statements and the parties' competing contentions are ordinarily matters for the factfinder, not grounds for contempt on the showing presented.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should hold defendants in contempt based on alleged false statements in police reports that plaintiff claimed had been used as evidence against him.

Disposition

other