RODRIGUEZ v. MUÑOZ

Civ. No. 83-1021 HL.

617 F.Supp. 518 (1985)

Hipolito RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff, v. Nicolas MUÑOZ, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

August 23, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesús Hernández Sánchez, Santurce, Puerto Rico, for plaintiff.

Sec. of Justice, P.R., Edgardo Colón Arrarás, Atty. Fed. Lit. Div., & José Angel Rey, Saldaña, Rey, Moran & Alvarado, Santurce, Puerto Rico, for defendants.


ORDER

LAFFITTE, District Judge.

Present before this Court is plaintiff's fee application under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1988, filed pursuant to Local Rule 332, Fed.Proc. Rules Service, District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Following a seven-day trial, a jury awarded plaintiff the sum of $60,000 as compensatory damages plus $40,000 in punitive damages. Thereafter, in light of the evidence and the equities involved...

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