Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Jackson MS
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2004No. 03-60080PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant City of Jackson, Mississippi (the “City”) appeals the district court’s order holding it in civil contempt for willfully violating a consent decree by denying a special use permit. As punishment for the City’s actions, the district court ordered it to pay attorney’s fees to the Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America (the “government”), as well as to the entity aggrieved by the City’s denial. Specifically, the City now appeals the remedy fashioned by the district court. Finding no merit in any of the City’s contentions on appeal, we affirm the…
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