GRANT v. FARNSWORTH

No. 88-1062.

869 F.2d 1149 (1989)

Joseph W. GRANT, Appellant, v. Robert FARNSWORTH; Gerald Knock; Officer Singleton; The City of Iowa City; and Three or Four Unknown Named Police Officers Believed to be Members of the Iowa City Police Department, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 15, 1989.

Rehearing Denied April 20, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Cleary, Phoenix, Ariz., for appellant.

Roger W. Stone, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and David E. Brown, Iowa City, Iowa, for appellees.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, and NICHOL, Senior District Judge.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Grant appeals from an adverse judgment and an order awarding attorney's fees against him in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Grant brought this action for alleged violations of his constitutional rights arising from his arrest while protesting at the University of Iowa homecoming parade. The district court1 directed verdicts against Grant on his first and fourth amendment claims and the jury returned...

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