FONTENOT v. LA. BD. OF ELEM. AND SECONDARY EDUC.

No. 86-3011.

805 F.2d 1222 (1986)

Allan FONTENOT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISIANA BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen O'Connell, Brenda Brown, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

James Carl Hrdlicka, Asst. Atty. Gen., Wm. J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOLDBERG, REAVLEY and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Allan Fontenot appeals a district court decision that he is not entitled to recover attorney's fees. Fontenot claimed that he was entitled to recover such fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 or, in the alternative, under § 505 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794a, because he had secured a victory on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim that asserted causes of action under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases