Legal Opinion
Barker v. City of West Lafayette
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 12, 2007No. 79A02-0708-CV-727PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARNES, Judge.
Case Summary
Christopher Barker appeals the trial court’s determination of the amount of attorney fees to which he is entitled in connection with his lawsuit against the City of West Lafayette and Officer Adam Ferguson of the West Lafayette Police Department (collectively “the City”). We reverse and remand.
Issue
The sole restated issue is whether the trial court applied the correct legal standard in assessing the attorney fees to which Barker is entitled under 42 U.S.C. § 1988.
Facts
On July 21, 2002, Ferguson arrested Barker for resisting law enforcement and battery upon a…
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