ARENA v. GRAYBAR ELEC. CO., INC.

No. 10-31096.

669 F.3d 214 (2012)

Richard A. ARENA, Jr., d/b/a Water-Tite Roofing, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.; Stevens Land & Construction, L.L.C., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 25, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Scott Harper (argued), Law Offices of Thomas R. Hightower, Jr. , Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James B. Doyle, Sr. (argued), Heath Joseph Dorsey , Law Offices of James B. Doyle, A.P.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, Judith R. Blakeway , Strasburger, Prince, Oppenheimer, Blend, L.L.P., San Antonio, TX, Peter Michael Jung , Strasburger & Price, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, James Richard Mitchell , Mitchell Eaves & Klann, Leesville, LA, H. David Vaughan, II , Plauche, Smith & Nieset, L.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before REAVLEY, ELROD and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


GRAVES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from the district court's denial of the defendants' post-trial motions. In a bench trial, the district court dismissed the plaintiff's Miller Act claim, the basis of his federal jurisdiction, for failure to secure a bond as required by the statute. The court proceeded on plaintiff's remaining state-law contractual claims by asserting pendent jurisdiction. It found in favor of the plaintiff. After the trial concluded, the court...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases