BROWN v. BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG

No. 89-5884.

903 F.2d 274 (1990)

BROWN, Richard W. v. BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG, Pryor, Richard; Grabowski, Matthew; North, Richard; County of Franklin; Seep, Michael; Rauser, Russell and Burns, David. Appeal of Richard W. BROWN, and his attorney, Robert W. Henderson, Esquire.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 21, 1990.

As Amended May 29, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Henderson (argued), Frederick, Md., for appellants.

Richard G. Fine, Fine & Wyatt, P.C., Scranton, Pa., for Borough of Chambersburg, Matthew Grabowski, Richard Pryor and Richard North.

Stephen L. Grose (argued), Keefer, Wood, Allen & Rahal, Harrisburg, Pa., for County of Franklin, Michael Seep, Russell Rauser and David Burns, appellees.

Before MANSMANN, SCIRICA and SEITZ, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

Richard Brown (plaintiff) and his attorney, Robert Henderson (attorney), appeal separate awards of attorneys' fees against each of them and in favor of defendants. The district court allowed such fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1982). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982).

Plaintiff brought this § 1983 action against six individual...

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