KARIM v. FINCH SHIPPING CO. LTD.

No. 03-30069.

374 F.3d 302 (2004)

Noor Begum KARIM, Etc.; et al., Plaintiffs, Fazal Karim, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FINCH SHIPPING COMPANY LTD.; et al., Defendants, and The Law Office of Paul C. Miniclier, Appellant. In Re: In the Matter of Finch Shipping Company Ltd., Owner and Operator of the M/V LOUSSIO for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. Noor Begum Karim, Etc.; et al., Claimants, Fazal Karim, Claimant-Appellee, v. The Law Office of Paul C. Miniclier, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 16, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane L. Johnson (argued), Tulane University, School of Law, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul C. Miniclier (argued), David Anthony Binegar, Law Office of Paul C. Miniclier, New Orleans, LA, for Appellant.

Before JOLLY, JONES and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is by Paul C. Miniclier; under a contingent fee contract, he represented Fazal Karim, a Bangladeshi national, for injuries received while a seaman. Karim was brought to New Orleans upon being injured but was deported to Bangladesh prior to the judgment in his favor being paid into the district court's registry. At issue is whether, after receiving that deposit, the district court erred by: denying a motion by Miniclier...

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