FOX v. VICE

No. 08-31135.

594 F.3d 423 (2010)

Ricky D. FOX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Billy Ray VICE, Chief of Police for the Town of Vinton; Town Of Vinton, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 19, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Ann Pearce, Law Offices of Deborah Pearce, New Orleans, LA, Randall Earl Hart, Broussard & Hart, L.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, for Fox.

Christopher Paul Ieyoub, Plauche, Smith & Nieset, L.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, for Vice.

John Mark MIller, Joseph Bath Stamey, Stamey Law Firm, Natchitoches, LA, for Town of Vinton.

Before REAVLEY, CLEMENT and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the district court's order granting Defendants-Appellees attorneys' fees and costs after the dismissal of Appellant Fox's federal claims. Fox argues that the district court erred because Appellees were not prevailing parties, and because Fox still maintains state-law claims against Appellees. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

Fox's causes of action stem from two incidents that took...

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