Legal Opinion
Jones v. Central Bank
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1998No. 97-31308PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Dewey Jones appeals the district court’s award of attorney’s fees and costs to Central Bank, claiming that the motion was untimely. Jones also appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to reconsider the award. Because Central Bank’s motion was timely, we affirm.
I. Background
Dewey Jones sued Central Bank and Jo Ann Pickering for Employee Retirement Income Security Act and federal securities law violations. The defendants’ answer claimed that they were entitled to attorneys’ fees under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g)(1). The district court granted Central Bank and Pickering…
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