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DEGORSKI v. WILSON

Case No. 04-cv-3367.

JAMES DEGORSKI, Plaintiff, v. THOMAS WILSON, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

November 26, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Degorski, Plaintiff, represented by Barbara Jean Clinite , Attorney at Law, Jennifer A Bonjean , Bonjean Law Group, PLLC & Christopher Rudolf Smith , Smith, Johnson & Antholt, LLC.

Thomas Wilson, Cook County Department of Corrections Officer, individually, Defendant, represented by John Francis Winters, Jr. , Winters Salzetta O'Brien & Richardson, LLC & Bartholomew J Galvin , Winters Salzetta O'Brien & Richardson, LLC.

Chester Koch, Cook County Department of Corrections Officer, Defendant, represented by David L. LaPorte , LaPorte & Associates, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Jordan Alexander Rosen , Peterson, Johnson & Murray, Chicago LLC & Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC.

Illinois Attorney General's Office, Illinois Attorney General's Office 100 W. Randolph 13th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 312-814-4450, Respondent, represented by Sunil Shashikant Bhave , Illinois Attorney General.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT M. DOW, Jr., District Judge.

Before the Court is Plaintiff James Degorski's motion for attorneys' fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 [207]. For the reasons stated below, the Court grants Plaintiff's motion and awards Plaintiff's counsel $177,570.00 in attorneys' fees.1

I. Background

Following a four-day jury trial, a jury entered a verdict in favor of Plaintiff James Degorski...

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