Legal Opinion
Gary W. v. State of La.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 31, 1977No. Civ. A. 74-2412PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, * Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs, who have obtained a final judgment for their attorneys’ fees against the State of Louisiana, now seek to execute on that judgment. The state filed no appeal from the judgment, and concedes that it is final, but urges that the judgment is in effect uncollectible until the state chooses to pay it. Because the statute of the Congress that controls this action, adopted conformably to the Constitution, is the supreme law of the land, it is the duty of this court to enforce that law and to order the judgment satisfied.
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On February 3, 1977, following…
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