FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from the district court's award of attorney fees in the amount of $1,600.00. Plaintiff, the prevailing party in a § 1983 action, contends that the district court abused its discretion by lowering both the hours and hourly rate claimed by plaintiff's attorney, denying a request for a positive multiplier, and, sua sponte, applying a negative multiplier. We affirm the order of the district court with respect to the...
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