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CAPPS v. DRAKE

No. 17-1876.

894 F.3d 802 (2018)

Isaac W. CAPPS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kevin DRAKE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

DECIDED June 29, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel A. Flaxman , Attorney, Kenneth N. Flaxman , Attorney, Law Office Of Kenneth N. Flaxman P.C., Chicago, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sarah A. Hunger , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, for Defendants-Appellees Kevin Drake, Jared Freeman, Shawn Isaacs.

James C. Cook , Attorney, Walker & Williams, Belleville, for Defendant-Appellee James Trogolo.

Joseph A. Bleyer , Attorney, Bleyer & Bleyer, Marion, for Defendants-Appellees Kevin Roye, Brice Shaffer.

Before Kanne, Rovner, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.

Generally, the prevailing party in a civil rights lawsuit is entitled to an award of attorney's fees. 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b). It is reasonable, however, for the court to award no fees to the prevailing party if the party received only a technical, nominal, or de minimis damage award. In this case, Isaac Capps was awarded...

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