United States Eleventh Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging a wrongful arrest, the District Court's attorney's fee award to Plaintiff is vacated, where the District Court abused its discretion under 42 U.S.C. section 1988 by awarding Plaintiff attorney's fees even though the jury awarded her only $1.00 in nominal damages.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/12/2009
• Published 06/12/2009

Judges

• CARNES, Circuit Judge:, Before BLACK, CARNES and FAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Travis Russell Wisdom, Auburn, AL, for Defendant-Appellant., H. Arthur Edge, III, Arthur Edge III, PC, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.