Legal Opinion
Cobb v. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1987No. Nos. 86-3105, 86-3635PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
This consolidated appeal involves three issues: whether the district court erred in calculating the amount of attorney’s fees that plaintiff Elbert Cobb was entitled to under 42 U.S.C. § 1988; whether the issue of attorney’s fees under section 1988 is a collateral issue for purposes of finality and appealability; and whether the district court erred in concluding that Western World Insurance Company did not have an action for wrongful execution under Louisiana law.
In summary, we conclude that the district court erroneously reduced the amount of attorney’s…
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