Legal Opinion
Vincent Kerr v. John Quinn and Joseph Ruggiero, Officers in the Hamden Police Department Individually and in Their Official Capacities
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 4, 1982No. 34, Docket 82-7244PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH K. WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Following a successful civil rights action against two Hamden, Connecticut, police officers, brought in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Zampano, Judge, plaintiff-appellant Kerr applied for an award of counsel fees under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Award Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1976). Judge Zampano denied his request and Kerr appeals.
We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
On December 4, 1976, Kerr was arrested in Hamden, Connecticut, and charged with a variety of crimes including driving while intoxicated. Prior to trial,…
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