Legal Opinion
Russo v. New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 9, 1982No. Nos. 161, 309, Dockets 81-7244, 81-7442PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Lawrence Cichocki, a former New York State Trooper, appeals from a judgment entered after a jury trial in the United States District Court, 515 F.Supp. 470, for the Southern District of New York, Abraham D. Sofaer, Judge, awarding Anthony Russo $25,000 compensatory and $5,000 punitive damages upon a finding that Cichocki was guilty of malicious prosecution against Russo. Cichocki also appeals from a second judgment of the district court awarding Russo $10,000 counsel fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 as a prevailing party in a civil rights action. We reverse, vacate…
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