Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Mulholland
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 1992No. Nos. 91-1037, 91-2401PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.
The appellants, two police officers found liable for violating the civil rights of a young man and his father, challenge the. district judge’s behavior at trial, his legal decisions, and his award to the plaintiffs of attorney fees significantly greater than the damages awarded them by the jury. Because all of the district judge’s decisions and actions were either legally correct or well within his discretion we Affirm the judgment below as to all questions on appeal.
I. BACKGROUND
On March 4, 1988 Jacquelyn and James E. (“James”) Wallace, the parents of James…
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