Juan Manuel Morales v. City of San Rafael and Daniel Hulett

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1997-01-13

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REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: This case involves a dispute as to the proper method of determining a reasonable attorney’s fee for a prevailing civil rights plaintiff. The history of the case is as follows: Morales sued the City of San Rafael (“City”) and a San Rafael police officer, Sergeant Daniel Hulett, alleging that Hulett unlawfully arrested Morales without an arrest warrant and without probable cause in…

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