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QUESADA v. THOMASON

No. 87-5919.

850 F.2d 537 (1988)

Pedro QUESADA, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Hugh R. Manes, Real Party in Interest Appellant, v. Ronald THOMASON, Miles J. Sutton, Rubin A. Mendoza, Robert Nichols, Los Angeles County, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh R. Manes, Manes & Watson, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Philip S. Miller, Principal Deputy County Counsel, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, NELSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges.

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Pedro Quesada sued four Los Angeles County sheriffs under section 1983 for a brutal beating he received at their hands. He originally sought $50,000 in damages, though he later decreased this request to $25,000. Prior to trial, the County settled the case, giving Quesada $17,500. Quesada had previously agreed to pay his attorney a percentage of any monetary recovery. Quesada filed a motion for statutory attorneys' fees under 42 U.S.C. §...

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