Legal Opinion
Roe v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 27, 1984No. 83 C 2283PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER *
SHADUR, District Judge.
Mary Roe (“Roe”) was one of the successful plaintiffs in 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Sec tion 1983”) lawsuits against the City of Chicago (“Chicago”) stemming from the unconstitutional strip search policy once applied to all female arrestees by Chicago’s Police Department. After a short jury trial limited to Roe’s damages (Chicago having conceded liability) Roe obtained a $60,000 verdict.
Now Roe seeks attorneys’ fees of nearly $48,000 and Chicago resists so large an award. Because the bulk of the lawyers’ time preceded this Court’s involvement in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Palmer v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
3Cited by16 opinions
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