Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. O'DONNELL
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 18, 1990No. Civ. A. 87-2115PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAHN, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Walter L. Fletcher, Jr., has filed an application for attorney’s fees and costs. Fletcher sued Officer Anthony O’Donnell and the City of Allentown under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming violations of his civil rights due to the allegedly excessive force used by Officer O’Donnell in his arrest and the absence of probable cause for that arrest. The case was tried before a jury. This court granted a directed verdict in favor of the City of Allentown. The case against O’Donnell went to the jury, which found that Officer O’Donnell used excessive force but…
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