Ruth Clark and Charles E. Bunker v. City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department, Ruth Clark and Charles E. Bunker v. City of Los Angeles City Attorney Burt Pines Councilwoman Pat Russell Los Angeles Police Dept. L.A.P.D. Officer Smith (Ser. 20585) Officer John D'Amicus Officer Alphonso Moreno Officer Thomas Stead Lt. Donald Ferguson L.A.P.D. Venice Area Team Supervisor Sergeant Atchison and Sol Walzer

803 F.2d 987 55 USLW 2266 Ruth CLARK and Charles E. Bunker, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES and the Los Angeles Police Department, Defendants-Appellants. Ruth CLARK and Charles E. Bunker, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; City Attorney Burt Pines; Councilwoman Pat Russell; Los Angeles Police Dept.; L.A.P.D. Officer Smith (Ser. # 20585); Officer John D'Amicus; Officer Alphonso Moreno; Officer Thomas Stead; Lt. Donald Ferguson; L.A.P.D. Venice Area Team Supervisor Sergeant Atchison; and Sol Walzer, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 85-6343, 85-6382. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 3, 1986. Decided Oct. 29, 1986. John B. Murdock, Santa Monica, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Katherine Hamilton, Dist. City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WALLACE, FARRIS and CANBY, Circuit Judges. CANBY, Circuit Judge: 1 In these consolidated appeals, both sides asked us to review the district court's award of $87,360 in attorney's fees to plaintiffs' counsel under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1988 . BACKGROUND 2 In February 1977, plaintiffs Ruth…