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MURPHY v. KOLOVITZ

No. 79-2441.

635 F.2d 662 (1981)

Willie B. MURPHY, mother and next friend to John Bernard Murphy, a minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard L. KOLOVITZ, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence K. Hegarty, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Phillip L. Bronstein, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER, WOOD and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal of the denial of attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1976). The case involves the police detention of a twelve year old boy whose mother subsequently brought suit against the officer for violations of her son's constitutional rights. While successful in her claim of unjustifiable force, the court awarding compensatory damages of $2000, appellant failed to prove...

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