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PELZER v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

Civil Action No. 07-CV-0038.

771 F.Supp.2d 465 (2011)

Leslie C. PELZER, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

February 17, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregg L. Zeff , Drake P. Bearden, Jr. , The Law Office of Gregg L. Zeff, Mt. Laurel, NJ, Mark B. Frost , Frost & Zeff, Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiff.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

TIMOTHY R. RICE, United States Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff Leslie Pelzer seeks an award of $343,051.00 in attorneys' fees and $29,159.07 in costs as a prevailing party pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, 28 U.S.C. § 1920, and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1). Following a nine-day trial, a jury awarded Plaintiff $138,000 in damages from defendant Marvin Burton, a Philadelphia police officer, for his use of excessive force...

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