Legal Opinion
Benjamin Hescott v. City of Saginaw
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2014No. 13-2103, 13-2153PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COLE, Circuit Judge.
John and Benjamin Hescott prevailed over the City of Saginaw, Michigan in a Section 1983 action for the unconstitutional seizure and destruction of their personal effects after the City demolished the Hes-cotts’ rental property. A jury awarded the Hescotts $5,000 in compensatory damages. In these cross-appeals, we must determine whether the district court erred by denying attorneys’ fees to the Hescotts under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and by denying fees to the City under the cost-shifting regime of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68. Because no special circumstances…
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