Legal Opinion
Fisher v. City of Memphis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 4, 2000No. Nos. 98-6550, 98-5902PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WISEMAN, District Judge.
DefendanNAppellant William D. Taylor (“Defendant”), a Memphis police officer, appeals the jury verdict of $10,000 and the district court’s award of attorney’s fees to Plaintiff Appellee Elitia Fisher (“Plaintiff’) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988. Defendant argues that the district court erred in its jury instructions, in allowing Plaintiff to present certain evidence to the jury, and in its award of attorney fees to the Plaintiff. For the reasons stated herein, we AFFIRM the jury verdict and uphold the district court’s award of attorneys’ fees.
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