LOUISIANA ACORN FAIR HOUSING v. LeBLANC

No. 98-31351.

211 F.3d 298 (2000)

LOUISIANA ACORN FAIR HOUSING; Gene Lewis, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. Danny LeBLANC, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 22, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spencer Livingston (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Louisiana Acorn Fair Housing and Lewis.

Michael Russell Garber (argued), Badon & Ranier, Lake Charles, LA, for LeBlanc.

Marie K. McElderry, Dennis J. Dimsey, Rebecca K. Troth (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Div., Washington, DC, for United States, Amicus Curiae.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and DUHÉ and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 22, 2000.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Danny LeBlanc appeals a jury's award of punitive damages to Gene Lewis, compensatory damages to Louisiana ACORN Fair Housing, Inc. (the "Appellees"), and the district court's award of attorney's fees to Appellees. The Appellees also appeal the district court's attorney's fees award. We reverse and vacate the jury's punitive damage award to Lewis, its compensatory damage award to...

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