Legal Opinion
White Plains Towing Corp. v. Patterson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 21, 1993No. Nos. 469, 566, Dockets 92-7617, 92-7663PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Harold J. Wright and E.P. Streider (“defendants”), who at the pertinent times were New York State Police (“State Police”) officers, appeal from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York following a one-day bench trial before Charles L. Brieant, then-Chief Judge, awarding plaintiffs White Plains Towing Corp. (“WP Towing”) and its president Don Cherico (collectively “Cherico”) $1 in nominal damages and $22,700 in attorney’s fees on their claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) that defendants caused the State…
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