United States Sixth Circuit

A jury award in favor of plaintiff for nominal damages does not support an award of attorney's fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1988, and an unaccepted FRCP 68 offer does not lose its cost-shifting effect after an appeal and remand.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/16/2003
• Published 04/16/2003

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, SILER, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jason D. Kolkema, (argued and briefed) Johnson, Rosati, Labarge, Aseltyne & Field, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Gildner (argued and briefed), Simen, Figura & Parker, Flint, Michigan, for Appellee.