United States Seventh Circuit

Where "actual" verdict amount awarded to civil rights plaintiff was less than an amount previously offered, plaintiff was not entitled to fees under FRCP 68, and plaintiff must pay defendant's post-offer costs under that rule.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/27/2002
• Decided 05/03/2002
• Published 05/03/2002

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert E. Sutton (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary Ellen Poulos (argued), Robert G. Ott, Office of the Corp. Counsel, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.