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SMITH v. VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD

No. 93-2102.

17 F.3d 219 (1994)

Frank SMITH, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD, a Municipal Corporation, and Robert Grace, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 24, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jody Ann Lowenthal, Chicago, IL (argued), for plaintiff-appellant.

Stanley L. Hill, Jennifer Lee (argued), Hill & Associates, Peter M. Rosenthal, Rosenthal, Murphey, Coblentz & Janega, Christopher W. Graul, Chicago, IL, for Village of Maywood.

Stanley L. Hill, Jennifer Lee, Hill & Associates, Peter M. Rosenthal, Rosenthal, Murphey, Coblentz & Janega, Ronald Cope, Thomas G. DiCianni, Steven V. Hogroian, Dean W. Krone, Ancel, Glink, Diamond & Cope, Christopher W. Graul, Chicago, IL, for Robert Grace.

Before FLOYD R. GIBSON, KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

We revisit the district court's determination of attorney's fees in this matter. See Smith v. Village of Maywood, 970 F.2d 397 (7th Cir.1992). Frank Smith appeals and claims the court erred in failing to enhance the attorney's fees awarded under 42 U.S.C. § 1988.1 We reverse and remand with instructions.

I. BACKGROUND

In the 42 U.S.C. §...

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