United States Seventh Circuit

Award of attorneys' fees to plaintiff was unreasonable; though he suffered wanton battery at the hands of arresting officers, the government was not "wanton" in defending against his claim of wanton battery.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/24/2004
• Decided 04/28/2004
• Published 04/28/2004

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory E. Kulis,Shehnaz I. Mansuri (argued), Kulis & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jeffrey S. Bucholtz (argued), Mary K. Doyle, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.