Affirming denial of punitive damages where plaintiff received nominal damages for arrest for yelling “fuck you” to officer who was performing traffic stop on vehicle with children in car, where trooper believed plaintiff had committed disorderly conduct and was concerned about children’s reaction to it.
Affirming attorney’s fee award of $15,100 where plaintiff received $1.00 nominal damages for arrest for yelling “fuck you” to officer who was performing traffic stop on vehicle with children in car: because discrepancy between amount sought and received was not great, legal issue of retaliatory arrest for exercise of free speech was significant, and public goal was achieved when Sheriff’s Association included case in legal training update.