Legal Opinion
Edward v. Lawrence v. Michael Bowersox
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 22, 2002No. 01-1813PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Prison inmates Edward V. Lawrence and Dennis Kirksey won a $10,002 jury verdict against Corrections Officer Thomas Hays arising out of a pepper spraying incident at the Potosí Correctional Center. The district court 1 denied Hays’ motion for judgment as a matter of law. The district court also awarded discovery sanctions in the amount of $8,712.19 against Hays and several other corrections offi- dais for discovery misconduct during the course of this litigation. Finally, the district court granted the inmates’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs ($15,000 for fees and…
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