U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jun. 19, 2010
San Diego Must Pay Attorney Fees
A San Diego man roughly subdued by police after a bar fight deserves attorney's fees and costs in his excessive force suit against the city even though jurors awarded him just one dollar in damages, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Diego man roughly subdued by police after a bar fight deserves attorney's fees and costs in his excessive force suit against the city even though jurors awarded him just one dollar in damages, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.
The 2-1 decision reversed U.S. District Judge Jeffrey T. Miller of San Diego on the fee question but affirmed his denial ...
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