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PRESSEY v. CITY OF HOUSTON

Civ. A. No. H-84-5018.

701 F.Supp. 594 (1988)

Melva PRESSEY, as guardian of William H. Pressey, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

August 10, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael M. Essmyer, Haynes & Fullenweider, Gerald M. Birnberg, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff.

Jack McKinley, Hirsch, Glover, Robinson & Sheiness, Houston, Tex., for City of Houston, Tex.

Jerry D. Conner, Conner & Dreyer, Houston, Tex., for Kendell R. Patterson and W.L. Brasher.

MEMORANDUM ON PREJUDGMENT INTEREST

HUGHES, District Judge.

In 1983, a Houston police officer shot William Pressey in the forehead, mentally and physically crippling him for life. A second officer lied to protect the first officer. Pressey obtained a verdict for over $6 million in past and future damages under the federal statutes protecting civil rights. He has applied for prejudgment interest on the portions of the judgment that have accrued. Pressey, through...

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