Legal Opinion
Greer v. Holt
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1983No. 80-1548PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff’s attorney's appeal an order of the District Court for the Western District of Tennessee granting limited attorneys’ fees to them. Plaintiff, Michael Greer, filed the underlying suit seeking damages from various defendants who were members of the Shelby County, Tennessee, Sheriff’s Department. Greer alleged at trial that several of the defendants had assaulted and beaten him while he was in their custody. He claimed other defendants supervised, permitted, or covered up the assaults. The District Judge dismissed defendants Sheriff Eugene Barksdale and Shelby…
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