Legal Opinion
Clark v. Phillips
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided June 2, 1997No. 6:93-cv-00388PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION & ORDER
McCURN, Senior District Judge.
BACKGROUND
After a four day trial in Syracuse, New York, a jury awarded plaintiff Kevin Clark $10,000.00 in damages in his civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In finding for the plaintiff, the jury concluded that defendants violated plaintiffs Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Plaintiff now submits this instant application for his attorney’s fee pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Plaintiff is seeking a total fee and costs in the amount of $10,470.71. That amount is based upon 101.5…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Hugh L. Carey, Individually and as Governor of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Cruz v. Local Union No. 3 of International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Clarke v. FrankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Interfaith Community Organization Lawrence Baker Martha Webb Herring Margaret Webb Rev. Winston Clarke Margarita Navas v. Honeywell International, Inc. Formerly Known as Alliedsignal, Inc. Roned Realty of Jersey City, Inc. Roned Realty of Union City, Inc. W.R. Grace & Company Ecarg, Inc. W.R. Grace, Ltd. W.R. Grace & Company Ecarg, Inc. W.R. Grace, Ltd., Defendants/third-Party v. Heller-Jersey City, L.L.C. Home Depot, U.S.A. Seaman Furniture Company, Inc., Third-Party Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc. William Sheehan v. Honeywell International, Inc. F/k/a Alliedsignal, Inc. Roned Realty of Jersey City, Inc. Roned Realty of Union City, Inc. W.R. Grace, Ltd. Honeywell International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Wilder v. BernsteinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- Morrison v. DavisDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2000
- Alnutt v. ClearyDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1998
- Walker v. BainDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1999
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