THOMAS v. CITY OF CLEVELAND

No. 89724.

176 Ohio App.3d 401 (2008)

2008-Ohio-1720

THOMAS et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF CLEVELAND, Appellee, et al.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

Decided April 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Peter M. Iskin, and Harold L. Williams, for appellants.

Robert J. Triozzi, Director of Law, Joseph F. Scott, Chief Assistant Director of Law, Joseph G. Hajjar, Assistant Director of Law, and Richard F. Horvath, Chief Corporate Counsel, for appellee.


FRANK D. CELEBREZZE JR., Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellants, Annie Thomas and Christine Taylor, appeal the trial court's denial of their claims against the city of Cleveland for attorney fees under 42 U.S.C.1988(b).1 After a thorough review of the record, and for the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand.

{¶ 2} This appeal involves two separate cases that were consolidated in the trial court. Case...

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