Legal Opinion
Herrera v. Valentine
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1981No. Nos. 79-1958, 80-2202PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
This matter comes before the Court for a second time. We originally remanded the case to the district court to determine the amount that Jo Ann Yellow Bird is entitled to for attorney’s fees and expenses. The district court has made its determination. We now reach the merits of the appeal and affirm the judgment of the court below except insofar as it relates to the award of attorneys’ fees and expenses.
I
On September 15, 1976, Jo Ann Yellow Bird, an Indian woman visibly in the later months of pregnancy, was kicked in the stomach by Clifford Valentine, a police officer…
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