Legal Opinion
AMY J. MURRAY, PLAINTIFF—APPELLEE v. CITY OF ONAWA, IOWA, DEFENDANT—APPELLANT, JAMES W. FOUTS
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2003No. 02-2626PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a successful § 1983 claim for stalking and sexual harassment by a police officer. The City of Onawa, Iowa was found not to have protected Amy Murray from sexual harassment, and the jury awarded the plaintiff nominal damages. The district court 1 awarded her $7,428 in attorneys’ fees. The City appeals, and we affirm.
I
Amy Murray is the wife of Ed Murray, the City of Onawa’s Chief of Police. During the summer of 1999, Amy began a consensual extramarital affair with Dan Fouts, an officer with the Onawa Police Department. After two months, Amy decided…
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- Hott Ex Rel. Estate of Hott v. Hennepin CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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