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WILLIAMS v. CITY OF CARL JUNCTION, MO.

No. 07-2704.

523 F.3d 841 (2008)

Charles E. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. CITY OF CARL JUNCTION, MISSOURI; James "Jim" Wisdom, Mayor, City of Carl Junction, In his individual and official capacities; John Hofer, Chief of Police, City of Carl Junction, In his individual and official capacities; Joseph "Joe" Barfield, City Administrator, City of Carl Junction, In his individual and official capacities, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 2, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Benson, argued, Jamie Kathryn Lansford, on the brief, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.

David Lawrence Grebel, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Charles E. Williams appeals a District Court judgment awarding attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) to the City of Carl Junction, Missouri, (the "City") and to the City's Mayor, Administrator, and Police Chief (collectively, "defendants"). The District Court awarded over $157,000 in fees after this Court affirmed the entry of summary judgment for defendants in Williams's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit. Because the record fails to establish...

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