Legal Opinion
Darryl Simpson v. Michael Sheahan, Sheriff of Cook County, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 1997No. 96-1422, 96-1498PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
On September 1, 1994, Darryl Simpson brought a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan. Simpson’s complaint alleged that the Sheriff’s method of releasing detainees caused Simpson to remain in the Cook County Jail thirteen hours after a state court judge ordered him released. Simpson sought $75,000 in damages as compensation for the violation of his constitutional rights. A jury awarded Simpson $140, the equivalent of one day’s missed wages. After trial, Simpson petitioned the court for $70,538.68 in attorney’s fees and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- City of Riverside v. RiveraSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Bennie Lenard v. Robert Argento and Joseph SansoneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Vincent Kerr v. John Quinn and Joseph Ruggiero, Officers in the Hamden Police Department Individually and in Their Official CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Johnson v. KakvandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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