Difference between revisions of "42 U.S.C. § 1983"
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* '''Punitive Damages''' may be assessed when the defendant's conduct is shown to be motivated by evil motive or intent, or when it involves reckless or callous indifference to the federally protected right. Punitive damages may be found even when the underlying threshold for liability is recklessness. | * '''Punitive Damages''' may be assessed when the defendant's conduct is shown to be motivated by evil motive or intent, or when it involves reckless or callous indifference to the federally protected right. Punitive damages may be found even when the underlying threshold for liability is recklessness. | ||
* '''Injunctive Relief''' may be awarded. | * '''Injunctive Relief''' may be awarded. | ||
| + | * '''Nominal Damages''' may be awarded by the jury if they determine that the plaintiff's Constitutional rights were violated but they do not believe that they suffered substantive damages. | ||
==Entitlement to Fees== | ==Entitlement to Fees== | ||
