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BELL v. SCHEXNAYDER

No. 94-40079 Summary Calendar.

36 F.3d 447 (1994)

Marshall D. BELL, Sr., Individually & on Behalf of Yolanda M. Bell, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Dema Thomas SCHEXNAYDER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 27, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Hernandez, New Orleans, LA, Joslyn R. Alex, Alex & Assoc., Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, LA, for appellants.

Andrew H. Meyers, Preis & Kraft, Lafayette, LA, for Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co.

J.I. Funderburk, Funderburk & Herpin, Abbeville, LA, for Schexnayder.

James R. McClelland, Aycock, Horne & Coleman, Franklin, LA, for School Bd.

L. Albert Forrest, New Iberia, LA, for State Farm.

Before REAVLEY, DAVIS and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

The only issue we face is whether the district court erred in denying attorney's fees to appellants under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 after settlement was announced. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Yolanda Bell and her parents, Marshall and Charlene Bell, brought this suit against Dema Schexnayder and the Saint Mary Parish School Board. It was brought pursuant to Title IX, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-88 (which prohibits discrimination in...

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