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HOWARD v. ST. GERMAIN

No. 09-30642 Summary Calendar.

599 F.3d 455 (2010)

D. Douglas HOWARD, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lesley Simmons ST. GERMAIN, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 5, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joanne P. Rinardo, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mark Edw. Andrews, Andrews Arts & Science Law, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before BENAVIDES, PRADO and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Defendants-Appellants Mark Edw. Andrews, Lesley Simmons St. Germain, and David E. Simmons ("Appellants") appeal the imposition of fee-shifting by the district court. Plaintiff-Appellee D. Douglas Howard ("Appellee") sued the Appellants in state court for defamation, and the Appellants removed the case to federal court. After hearing arguments on the issue, the district court remanded the case to state court and assessed attorney's fees against Appellants...

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