Moore v. City of Park Hills

HOFF, Judge.

Michael W. and Mary Moore (the Moores) appeal from the trial court’s denial of their request pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1994) for an award of attorney’s fees. We reverse and remand.

In June 1994, the Moores filed this lawsuit in the Circuit Court of St. Francois County, Missouri, seeking relief1 under 42 U.S.C. *2§ 1988 (1994)2 for the alleged violation of their rights under the first and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution. Specifically, the Moores alleged that The City of Park Hills, Missouri (Park Hills), James Pope (Pope), a police officer for Park Hills,…