Darryl Simpson v. Michael Sheahan, Sheriff of Cook County, Cross-Appellee

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the public purpose of the plaintiffs favorable verdict was negligible because it “represented a victory for [the plaintiff] personally and not for the public at large”
• noting that amount and nature of award determine whether Farrar applies
• noting that amount and nature of award determine whether Farrar applies
• characterizing an award of attorney’s fees as a deterrent to the belief that unconstitutional activity is economically advantageous
• affirming district court’s use of Farrar where plaintiff sought $75,000 but jury awarded $140; remanding because fee imposed was un reasonably high under Farrar’s three-part test
• besides success at trial, other considerations in reducing attorneys’ fees are the significance of the legal issue and the public purpose of the litigation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).