Legal Opinion
Darnell Cooper and Anthony Davis v. Michael Casey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 2, 1996No. 95-2324, 95-3529PublishedCited by 290 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Two cellmates in the disciplinary wing of Illinois’ Stateville prison brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several guards at the prison, claiming that the guards had beaten them and then refused to give them medical assistance. A five-day jury trial resulted in a judgment for each of the plaintiffs of $5,000 in compensatory damages and $60,-000 in punitive damages, for a total of $130,-000 for both plaintiffs. The judge then awarded the plaintiffs $163,000 in attorneys’ fees and $12,000 in costs. 897 F.Supp. 1136 (N.D.Ill.1995). The state appeals from both the…
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