Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of Carl Junction, Mo.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 2, 2008No. 07-2704PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Charles E. Williams appeals a District Court judgment awarding attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) to the City of Carl Junction, Missouri, (the “City”) and to the City’s Mayor, Administrator, and Police Chief (collectively, “defendants”). The District Court awarded over $157,000 in fees after this Court affirmed the entry of summary judgment for defendants in Williams’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit. Because the record fails to establish that Williams’s claims were frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation, we reverse the award of attorney fees.
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