Legal Opinion
Elusta v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 13, 2010No. 06 C 4264PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DAVID H. COAR, District Judge.
Before the court are plaintiffs’ current attorneys’ petition for their fees, and his former attorneys’ motion to adjudicate a lien for their own fees. For the reasons stated below, the petition for attorneys’ fees is GRANTED in part, costs are taxed against defendants, and the motion to adjudicate the lien is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs sued defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff Morad Elusta asserted that on August 5, 2005, he was falsely arrested and then beaten by defendant police officers Brian…
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