Monthly Law Journal Article: Attorneys' Fees in Federal Civil Rights Lawsuits: An Introduction - Part One , 2011 (4) AELE Mo. L. J. 101
     Monthly Law Journal Article: Attorneys' Fees in Federal Civil Rights Lawsuits: An Introduction - Part Two, 2011 (5) AELE Mo. L. J. 101
           Armed robber, awarded $60,000 against officers for excessive force used in his arrest, also awarded $212,76551 in attorneys' fees and costs Soba v. McGoey, 761 F.Supp. 273 (S.D.N.Y. 1991).
     Pedestrian awarded $1 in nominal damages against officer who wrongfully detained him was also entitled to an award of attorneys' fees Fassett v. Haeckel, 936 F.2d 118 (2nd Cir. 1991).
     Convicted rapist and kidnapper ordered to pay attorneys' fees and costs for bringing bad faith merit less suit against arresting officers and city official Lord v. Wilcox, 813 P.2d 656 (Alaska 1991).
     Court awards $98,932 in attorneys' fees after offer of judgment for $50,000 "with costs" was accepted by plaintiff Kyreakakis v. Paternoster, 732 F.Supp. 1287 (D.N.J. 1990).
     Court awards $172,131 in attorneys' fees to plaintiffs in suit which enjoined random police searches at Ku Klux Klan rallies Wilkinson v. Forst, 729 F.Supp. 1416 (D.Conn 1990).
     Award of "reasonable" attorneys' fee to prevailing plaintiff in civil rights case does not invalidate contingent attorneys' fee contract for greater amount Venegas v. Mitchell, 110 S.Ct. 1679 (1990).
     Arrestee who prevailed on excessive use of force claims against arresting officer, but not against county, entitled to only $12,500 attorneys' fees rather than requested $72,11750 Von Clark v. Butler, 916 F.2d 255 (5th Cir. 1990).
     Defendant police officers who prevailed on arrestee's unlawful arrest and excessive force claims were not entitled to an award of attorneys' fees in absence of a showing that plaintiff's claims were frivolous Davis v. City of Charleston, Missouri, 917 F.2d 1502 (8th Cir. 1990).
     "Rap" group whose record was held obscene by federal judge is awarded $21,92241 in attorneys' fees against sheriff in their lawsuit seeking a declaration that the record was not obscene Skywalker Records, Inc v. Navarro, 742 F.Supp. 638 (S.D.Fla 1990).
     City and police chief who loaned officer to task force on pornography liable for attorney's fee Council for Periodical Distributors Assn v. Evans, 827 F.2d 1483 (11th Cir. 1987).
     Improper to reduce award of attorney's fees against police officer because damages awarded in civil rights action were smaller Cobb v. Miller, 818 F.2d 1227 (5th Cir. 1987).
     Court allows attorney's fees that exceed judgment against police officer Bates v. City of Gastonia, NC, 653 F.Supp. 960 (WD N.C. 1987).
     U.S. Appeals Court upholds award of $12,500 attorneys' fees in civil rights, case in which $2 in damages was awarded Nephew v. City of Aurora, 830 F.2d 1547 (10th Cir. 1987).
     Prevailing plaintiff awarded attorneys' fees in civil rights lawsuit, but no fees for time spent on earlier mistrial of case Clark v. Stach, 674 F.Supp. 969 (D. Conn 1987).
     Plaintiffs who accepted settlement offer silent on attorneys' fees were entitled to recover them Rateree v. Rockett, 668 F.Supp. 1155 (N.D.Ill. 1987).