Legal Opinion
Arenson v. Southern University Law Center
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1995No. 93-03544PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Kenneth Arenson prevailed in his race discrimination claims before a jury and on appeal to this court, which reversed the district court’s grant of judgment against him as a matter of law. Although this court simply reversed the trial court’s judgment, the district court ordered a new trial. Aren-son lost the second trial. The principal question now is whether the district court could grant a new trial following the first appeal. Fed.Rule Civ.Proc. 50(c) strongly implies that under the facts of this case it could not, and we so hold.
BACKGROUND
Arenson, a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ruby Conway v. Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Morris K. Oberman v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Johnstone v. American Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Lois Bray Vera Cruz v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and the Erie Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Kenneth J. Arenson v. Southern University Law Center, B.K. Agnihotri, and Aaron HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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