Legal Opinion
John P. Comiskey v. Jftj Corporation, D/B/A Tops Bar & Grill
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1993No. 92-1939PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
JFTJ Corporation, doing business as Tops Bar & Grill (Tops Bar), appeals from the district court’s order awarding John P. Comiskey a default judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2)(C), $1,000.00 in damages, and $5,407.50 in attorney’s fees. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I
On January 25, 1990, John P. Comiskey filed his civil rights complaint alleging that Tops Bar, a public establishment, regularly holds “Ladies Night” during which time all of the female patrons receive free drinks while all of the male patrons pay full price. Comiskey…
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