Legal Opinion
Wolff v. Moore
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided July 7, 2000No. C-1-96-708PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HOGAN, United States Magistrate Judge.
This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs motion for award of attorneys’ fees and costs. (Doe. 96).
Plaintiff is a former inmate at the Lebanon Correctional Institution (LeCI). On July 22, 1996, plaintiff, through counsel, filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging a violation of his Eighth Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. The original complaint named Thomas E. Moore, a former corrections officer at LeCI, as the defendant. (Doc. 1). Plaintiff alleged that on October 15, 1995, defendant Moore used excessive force…
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