41 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1590, 44 Fair empl.prac.cas. 847, 40 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,213, 40 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,314 Robert P. Alexander v. City of Menlo Park Mike Bedwell, City Manager of City of Menlo Park, Robert P. Alexander v. City of Menlo Park

787 F.2d 1371 41 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1590 , 44 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 847 , 40 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,213 , 40 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,314 Robert P. ALEXANDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MENLO PARK; Mike Bedwell, City Manager of City of Menlo Park, Defendants-Appellees. Robert P. ALEXANDER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF MENLO PARK, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 84-2150, 84-2189. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 11, 1985. Decided April 24, 1986. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing June 24, 1986. Louis Highman, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. John R. Cosgrove, Jorgenson, Cosgrove, Siegel & McClure, Menlo Park, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, FARRIS and NELSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Robert Alexander appeals a judgment against him on his Title VII claim and an award of only nominal damages on his section 1983 claim, in a suit against the City of Menlo Park, California. The City appeals the award of attorney's fees to Alexander's counsel. We affirm in part and reverse in part. I. 2 Alexander, a black man, served…