United States Eighth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim for alleged stalking and harassment by a police officer, jury instructions were proper and required plaintiff to establish more than mere inaction on the city's part, and an award of attorneys' fees was proper on a nominal jury award.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/17/2003
• Published 03/17/2003

Judges

• HEANEY, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, HEANEY and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark W. Thomas, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Shelley A. Horak, argued, Sioux City, IA, for appellee.