Legal Opinion
Oviatt ex rel. Waugh v. Pearce
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1992No. Nos. 90-35146, 90-35314PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff remained incarcerated in the Multnomah County Detention Center for 114 days before being arraigned after a court clerk dropped plaintiff’s name from the arraignment docket sheet. He brought suit against Multnomah County Sheriff Fred Pearce, and Multnomah County, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Oregon’s common law of false imprisonment. The jury awarded plaintiff a verdict of $65,000, and the district court awarded plaintiff $45,385.65 for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Defendants appeal the district court’s denial of their…
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3Cited by60 opinions
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