Legal Opinion
Piper v. Oliver
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1995No. Nos. 95-1040, 95-1472, 95-1473 and 95-1474PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant police officers contest the district court’s1 award of attorney’s fees in favor of Victor Piper in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in which Piper recovered only nominal damages. We affirm.
I. Facts and Procedural History
Piper, an Arkansas bail bondsman, was illegally detained at the Ashley County Jail for approximately three hours while police officers made the determination to confiscate and forfeit as drug money a $2,500 payment by one of Piper’s clients. After determining that the detention violated Piper’s Fourth Amendment rights, the district court awarded…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Casey v. City of CaboolCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Jones v. LockhartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Milton v. Des MoinesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
3Cited by26 opinions
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- Roger Fires v. Heber Springs School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
- Ermine v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 2001
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