WALJE v. CITY OF WINCHESTER, KY.

No. 86-5791.

827 F.2d 10 (1987)

Richard WALJE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The CITY OF WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY; Gentry Jones, individually and in his official capacity as Chief of the Fire Department of Winchester, Kentucky; Bruce M. Graham, Jr., individually and in his official capacity as City Manager of the City of Winchester, Kentucky; and Mike McGuire, individually and in his official capacity as City Commissioner of the City of Winchester, Kentucky, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Rabe (argued), Lexington, Ky., Edsel T. Jones, Winchester, Ky., for defendants-appellants.

Dennis Janes, Segal, Isenberg, Sales and Stewart, John Frith Stewart (argued), Louisville, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRITT, Circuit Judge, EDWARDS and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judges.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the City appeals from the District Court's grant of $5,000 general damages for violations of Mr. Walje's First Amendment rights and approximately $39,000 for attorney fees during the litigation. Because we agree with the District Court's assessment of the damages and the attorney fees, we affirm.

Mr. Walje is a fireman in Winchester, Kentucky. He became a member...

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