United States Eleventh Circuit

The district court abused its discretion when it failed to restrict awards of attorney's fees and expenses not directly and reasonably incurred in successfully proving appellant's Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against two officers, under 42 U.S.C. 1997e(d)(1)(A).

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/28/2002
• Published 01/28/2002

Judges

• CARNES, Circuit Judge:, Before CARNES, COX andNOONAN , Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• George P. Shingler,Mark A. Basurto, Casey, Gilson & Williams, P.C., Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellants., John E. Talmadge, Greene, Buckley, Jones & McQueen, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.