Legal Opinion
Collins v. Stolzenberg
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 15, 1997No. 95 Civ. 1232 (JSR)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
RAKOFF, District Judge.
On January 9, 1997, a jury found defendants Edward Stolzenberg, Stephen Marchwinski, and Ansley Bacon individually liable on plaintiffs claim, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, that they unlawfully terminated her employment in retaliation for her exercising her right of free speech to expose allegedly hazardous health and safety conditions at her workplace. The jury awarded plaintiff $45,-000 in compensatory damages, and the Court thereupon entered judgment. Plaintiff has now applied for costs and attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Specifically, plaintiff…
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