Legal Opinion
Fox v. Vice
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 20, 2010No. 08-31135PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the district court’s order granting Defendants-Appellees attorneys’ fees and costs after the dismissal of Appellant Fox’s federal claims. Fox argues that the district court erred because Appellees were not prevailing parties, and because Fox still maintains state-law claims against Appellees. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
Fox’s causes of action stem from two incidents that took place in 2005 after Fox and Appellee Vice each announced his candidacy to be police chief in the Town of Vinton, Louisiana. The first event took place…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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