BELL v. BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY

No. 05-3224.

451 F.3d 1097 (2006)

Terry BELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 20, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:*

Alan V. Johnson, Stephen D. Lanterman, Sloan, Eisenbarth, Glassman, McEntire & Jarboe, L.L.C., Topeka, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Wendell F. Cowan, Tim J. Riemann, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Overland Park, KS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before LUCERO, EBEL, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Terry Bell appeals two district court orders that resulted in a limited award of attorney fees to him under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. In the first order, the court awarded Bell reduced attorneys' fees reflecting the limited success of his claims against Jefferson County. In the second order, the court denied his post-judgment motion to reconsider the award based on the parties' settlement of his appeal on the merits in the interim. We AFFIRM...

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