Moody v. Philadelphia Housing Authority

NARICK, Senior Judge.

Patrol Officer McCole (Appellant) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying Appellant’s motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment NOV) or for new trial and granting the petition of Thomas Moody (Appellee) for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Section 1988).

The trial court summarized the facts as follows:

Officer McCole was employed by defendant PHA [Philadelphia Housing Authority] at the time of his encounter with plaintiff Thomas Moody.…