BLANCHARD v. BERGERON

No. 86-4832.

893 F.2d 87 (1990)

Arthur J. BLANCHARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James BERGERON, Sheriff Charles Fuselier, ABC Insurance Company, DEF Insurance Company, Barry Breaux, Oudrey Gros, Jr., Darrell Revere, Oudrey's Odyssey Lounge, and GHI Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 31, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Rosen, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Edmond L. Guidry, III, Martinville, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before RUBIN, GARZA, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


On Remand from the Supreme Court of the United States

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

This case returns to us from the Supreme Court, which overruled our holding that Blanchard's § 1988 attorneys' fees are confined to the amount prescribed in his contingent fee contract with his attorney. Blanchard v. Bergeron, 489 U.S. 87, 109 S.Ct. 939, 103 L.Ed.2d 67 (1989). We must,...

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