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KENNELLY v. LEMOI

Civ. A. No. 76-0284.

529 F.Supp. 140 (1981)

Joseph KENNELLY and Michael Kennelly v. Richard D. LEMOI and Randall A. Paulhus.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

November 20, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell S. Riffkin, Providence, R. I., for plaintiffs.

Eileen Cooney, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., State of R. I., Providence, R. I., for defendants.

OPINION

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

In this police brutality case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the jury found that the defendants, state policemen, violated the civil rights of plaintiff Michael Kennelly. The jury also found defendant Lemoi alone guilty of violating the civil rights of Michael's brother Joseph J. Kennelly. The plaintiffs now move, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, for an award of attorneys' fees.

There is no dispute that an award...

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