Legal Opinion
Boris Raishevich v. Charles Foster, Agent or Employee of the Nys Police
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 18, 2001No. 2000PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRAUB, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Boris Raishevich (“Raishevich”) appeals from (1) an amended judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (William C. Conner, Judge) reducing his compensatory damage award from $24,000 to $12,000 (“Raishevich II”), and (2) a post-trial order denying his motion for attorneys’ fees, Raishevich v. Foster, 70 F.Supp.2d 411 (S.D.N.Y.1999) (“Raishevich IV"). 1
Raishevich brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, seeking damages for the destruction…
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