Karim v. Finch Shipping Co.

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is by Paul C. Miniclier; under a contingent fee contract, he represented Fazal Karim, a Bangladeshi national, for injuries received while a seaman. Karim was brought to New Orleans upon being injured but was deported to Bangladesh prior to the judgment in his favor being paid into the district court’s registry. At issue is whether, after receiving that deposit, the district court erred by: denying a motion by Miniclier to disburse those funds; appointing counsel for Karim and otherwise investigating- Miniclier’s planned allocation pursuant to…