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FLETCHER v. O'DONNELL

Civ. A. No. 87-2115.

729 F.Supp. 422 (1990)

Walter L. FLETCHER, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Anthony J. O'DONNELL and City of Allentown, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

January 18, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Orloski, Orloski & Hinga, Allentown, Pa., for plaintiff.

Thomas A. Wallitsch, Weaver, Mosebach, Piosa, Hixson, Wallitsch & Marles, Allentown, Pa., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

CAHN, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Walter L. Fletcher, Jr., has filed an application for attorney's fees and costs. Fletcher sued Officer Anthony O'Donnell and the City of Allentown under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming violations of his civil rights due to the allegedly excessive force used by Officer O'Donnell in his arrest and the absence of probable cause for that arrest. The case was tried before a jury. This court granted a directed verdict...

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