Legal Opinion
McKenna v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 2, 2009No. 08-4109PublishedCited by 260 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This matter comes on before this Court on plaintiffs’ appeal from orders entered in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, denying their motion for a judgment as a matter of law or for a new trial and granting defendants partial summary judgment and a partial judgment as a matter of law. In addition, plaintiffs appeal from an order awarding them attorneys’ fees, claiming that the award was inadequate.
This case arose from encounters between the Philadelphia police and revelers at an impromptu street celebration following the Philadelphia…
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