Legal Opinion
Mario Colin McConney v. The City of Houston, and Lee P. Brown, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police of the City of Houston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1989No. 87-2704PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellee Mario Colin McConney (McConney) brought this suit against the City of Houston (the City) and the Houston Chief of Police, Lee P. Brown (Brown), for alleged violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After trial, the jury awarded McConney $25,000 in compensatory damages and $1,000 in attorneys’ fees against the City, and $100 in punitive damages against Brown. The district court entered judgment in accordance with this verdict except as to the attorneys’ fees, which were reduced to $500. For the reasons that follow, we…
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