SUGARBAKER v. SSM HEALTH CARE

No. 98-3199.

187 F.3d 853 (1999)

Stephen P. SUGARBAKER, M.D., Appellee, v. SSM HEALTH CARE, d/b/a St. Marys Health Center, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Petite, St. Louis, MO, argued (David M. Harris, Dawn M. Johnson, and Carolyn Bernstein, St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for Appellant.

Bartholomew L. McLeay, Omaha, NE, argued (Richard P. Jeffries, Omaha, NE, and Gregory Hancks, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for Appellee.

Before: BEAM and HANSEN, Circuit Judges, and KOPF, District Judge.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

This is a companion appeal to Nos. 98-2742 and 98-2743 in which we affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of St. Marys Health Center (St. Marys). In the present case, St. Marys appeals from the district court's judgment denying St. Marys' motion for attorneys' fees. We affirm.

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