Williams v. Butler, 762 F.2d 73

ORDER

The district court’s decision is affirmed by an equally divided court. ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍Chief Judge Lay, and Judges Floyd R. Gibson, Heaney, Bright, and Arnold vote to affirm the district court’s decision. Judges Ross, ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍McMillian, John R. Gibson, Fagg, and Bowman vote to reverse the district court’s decision. Appellee Williams’ request for attorney fees is ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍granted, with the following modification. Because appellee did not prevail on the punitive damages issue, the cost for services rendered ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍will be reduced ten-percent to $8,055.00. The appellee’s request for expenses in the amount of $1,068.79 is granted. Thus, the total ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍award for fees and expenses allowed by the court is $9,123.79.

Case Details

Case Name: Williams v. Butler

Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Date Published: May 13, 1985

Citations: 762 F.2d 73; Nos. 83-2534, 83-2641

Docket Number: Nos. 83-2534, 83-2641

Court Abbreviation: 8th Cir.