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MARRYSHOW v. FLYNN

No. 92-1348.

986 F.2d 689 (1993)

Derek MARRYSHOW, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James FLYNN, Individually and in his capacity as a Police Sergeant; Matthew Rhomba, Individually and in his capacity as a Bladensburg Police Officer, Defendants-Appellants, and Town of Bladensburg; Ben Stephenson, Individually and in his capacity as Mayor; Eric Morsicato, Individually and in his capacity as Town Administrator; Robert Zidek, Individually and in his capacity as Chief of Police; Charles Cowling, Individually and in his capacity as a Bladensburg Police Officer, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 4, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Karp, Allen, Johnson, Alexander & Karp, Baltimore, MD, argued, for defendants-appellants.

Marlon S. Charles, Charles & Prince, Washington, DC, argued, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, NIEMEYER, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

Following a five-day trial, a jury awarded Derek Marryshow $7,500 in compensatory damages and $7,000 in punitive damages on his suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against James Flynn and Matthew Rhomba, members of the Bladensburg, Maryland police department, for use of excessive force in connection with a false arrest. The court thereafter awarded Marryshow attorney's fees and costs of $24,892 under 42 U.S.C. §...

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