Legal Opinion
Harris v. Marhoefer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1994No. Nos. 92-56182, 92-56282PublishedCited by 220 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Senior Circuit Judge BRIGHT.
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge:
Bryan Keith Harris sought $5 million under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in damages from six defendants (law enforcement officers and the county employing them) for violation of his constitutional rights arising from an alleged beating Harris sustained following a traffic stop. Harris obtained a $25,000.00 judgment against one defendant, Brian Alvarez, a deputy sheriff. Harris then sought attorney’s fees. The district court awarded attorney’s fees after reducing the number of hours submitted for duplicative hours and reducing the lodestar…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Gates v. DeukmejianCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by220 opinions
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