Legal Opinion
Scheriff v. Beck
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided June 9, 1978No. Civ. A. 76-F-403PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER AWARDING FEES AND OTHER COSTS
SHERMAN G. FINESILVER, District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the court on various post-trial motions of the parties for an award of costs and attorney fees in this civil rights, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, action. The motions raise interesting questions under both the 1976 attorney fees amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure dealing with offers of judgment.
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Defendants are residents of Jamestown, Colorado, a small rural community in Boulder County, Colorado. Defendant Beck is the town marshal. He is the…
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