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U.S. v. BIG D ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 98-2861.

184 F.3d 924 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. BIG D ENTERPRISES, INC.; Dr. Edwin G. Dooley, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 9, 1999.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 10, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Edwin G. Dooley, Jr. of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Also appearing on the brief was James B. Pierce.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Jennifer Levin of Washington, D.C. Also appearing on the brief were Bill Lann Lee and Jessica Dunsay Silver.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 10, 1999.

HANSEN, Circuit J.

Following a trial in district court,1 a twelve-person jury found that Big D Enterprises, Inc., and Dr. Edwin G. Dooley (collectively appellants) violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) when they denied rental housing to applicants based on race. The jury awarded $1,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages to three victims of appellants...

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