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Washington state county, deputy to pay $56,000 in civil case By Associated Press
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SEATTLE (AP) An appellate court has ordered lawyers for a Washington state county and its deputy sheriff to pay more than $56,000 in attorney fees and costs for filing frivolous appeals in a federal civil-rights case filed by the family of a man shot by a deputy while wielding a ballpoint pen.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sanctioned the attorneys for King County and Deputy Sheriff Cesar Molina after they filed multiple impractical appeals in a case filed by the family of Tommy Lee, The Seattle Times reported Thursday.
Washington state county, deputy to pay $56K in civil case
January 2, 2021 GMT
SEATTLE (AP) An appellate court has ordered lawyers for a Washington state county and its deputy sheriff to pay more than $56,000 in attorney fees and costs for filing frivolous appeals in a federal civil-rights case filed by the family of a man shot by a deputy while wielding a ballpoint pen.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sanctioned the attorneys for King County and Deputy Sheriff Cesar Molina after they filed multiple impractical appeals in a case filed by the family of Tommy Lee, The Seattle Times reported Thursday.