Legal Opinion
Lash v. Hollis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 13, 2008No. 07-2356, 07-3066PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff David Lash, Sr., (“Lash Sr.”) achieved partial success in a civil rights action involving injuries he sustained during an arrest. A jury awarded him $1,000 in damages, and the district court awarded him $10,616 in attorney fees. He now appeals the fee award alleging error in the district court’s determination of a reasonable fee. He also appeals the district court’s denial of a motion for a new damages-phase trial. We affirm the denial of the motion for a new trial, but vacate the attorney fee award and remand for reconsideration of the fee award.
I. Background
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