Legal Opinion
Daly v. Hill
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1986No. 84-1715PublishedCited by 226 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order awarding attorney’s fees to the plaintiff in a § 1983 police brutality case, 589 F.Supp. 341 (W.D. N.C.1984). George Daly and Nicholas Street brought this action on behalf of Margaret Suzanne Starnes against Gaston County police officers and Gaston County, North Carolina. Starnes agreed to pay her attorneys a 25% contingency fee. The case settled before trial, resulting in a $35,000 damage award for Starnes. The consent decree contemplated an award of attorney’s fees, costs and expenses to be determined by the court, in addition to the…
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