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IN RE HIGH SULFUR CONTENT GASOLINE PRODUCTS LIAB.

No. 07-30384.

517 F.3d 220 (2008)

In re: HIGH SULFUR CONTENT GASOLINE PRODUCTS LIBILITY LITIGATION. Frank A. Silvestri, John P. Massicot, Silvestri & Massicot, Peter D. Derbes, Stephen B. Murray, Stephen B. Murray, Jr., Murray Law Firm, Carroll Farmer, Appellants, v. John W. (Don) Barrett, Richard J. Arsenault, Walter C. Dumas, Patrick E. Geraghty, Ben Barnow, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 4, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Sileo, Dane S. Ciolino (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Appellants.

F.A. Little, Jr. (argued), Stanley, Flanagan & Reuter, New Orleans, LA, for Appellees.

Walter C. Dumas, Dumas & Associates, Baton Rouge, LA, pro se.

Patrick E. Geraghty, Geraghty, Dougherty & Edwards, Fort Myers, FL, pro se.

Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA, pro se.

John. William Barrett, Barrett Law Office, Lexington, MS, pro se.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and REAVLEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:

Lead Plaintiffs' Counsel in this class action case persuaded the district court to divide up a $6.875 million lump sum attorneys' fee award among more than six dozen plaintiffs' lawyers according to Lead Counsel's proposed allocation. This might be permissible, except that the court was so persuaded in an ex parte hearing and apparently without benefit of supporting data. The court further accepted Lead Counsel's proposed order sealing...

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