Lewis v. CITY OF ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT

MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER

DAVID N. HURD, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On April 24, 2008, a Memorandum-Decision and Order was issued denying defendants’ post-trial motions, thus upholding the jury’s awards of $65,000 in compensatory damages against both defendants and $200,000 in punitive damages against defendant William Bonanni (“Bonanni”). See Lewis v. City of Albany Police Dep’t, 547 F.Supp.2d 191 (N.D.N.Y.2008). Plaintiff Phillip Lewis (“Lewis” or “plaintiff’) timely filed an application for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Defendant City of Albany Police…