United States DC Circuit

The 1991 Civil Rights Act's compensatory damages cap applies to each lawsuit, not to each successful claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/19/2001
• Decided 06/22/2001
• Published 06/22/2001

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frank J. Costello argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the brief was Scott M. Zimmerman., Elaine R. Jones, Norman J. Chachkin and Charles S. Ralston were on the brief for amicus curiae NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. in support of appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alexander D. Shoaibi, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.