BOWMAN v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 89-3785.

914 F.2d 711 (1990)

Ronald BOWMAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 15, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reginald J. Laurent, Asst. City Atty. and Okla Jones, City Atty., New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

Mary E. Howell, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before GEE and DAVIS, Circuit Judges, and SMITH, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Today's case presents the major issue whether a federal trial court possesses authority to enforce a consent judgment awarding attorneys' fees, costs and interest upon them against a municipality and a subsidiary question of procedure.

Facts And Prior Proceedings

The facts are undisputed:

Plaintiffs are street musicians in the City of New Orleans. They sued the City, attacking the constitutionality of a city ordinance that...

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