Howard v. St. Germain

Defendants-Appellants Mark Edw. Andrews, Lesley Simmons St. Germain, and David E. Simmons (“Appellants”) appeal the imposition of fee-shifting by the district court. Plaintiff-Appellee D. Douglas Howard (“Appellee”) sued the Appellants in state court for defamation, and the Appellants removed the case to federal court. After hearing arguments on the issue, the district court remanded the case to state court and assessed attorney’s fees against Appellants under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Appellants do not seek review of the district court’s decision to remand. See 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d). Thus, we only…