Legal Opinion
Estate of Eric L. Drayton v. Mike Nelson, in His Individual Capacity as a Deputy Sheriff of Marion County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 27, 1994No. 94-2217PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The estate of Erie Drayton, and Drayton’s survivors, claiming that he had been shot to death by deputy sheriffs of Marion County, Indiana, brought this suit against the deputy sheriffs and others, including the County itself, seeking damages under section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, now 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district judge granted judgment on the pleadings for the County and awarded it attorney’s fees of $906.25, from which the plaintiffs appeal. The first issue is our jurisdiction.
The order of the district court granting judgment on the pleadings to the County was…
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- In re Continental Illinois Securities LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Thompson v. DukeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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