U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1977

Billingsley v. Seibels

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided July 21, 1977 · Hill, Roney, Thornberry

556 F.2d 276 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Orzell Billingsley, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants., James G. Adams, III, Herbert Jenkins, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., for City defendantsappellees., "Douglas P. Corretti, Samuel Maples, Birmingham, Ala., for American Title Ins.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed. See Billingsley v. Seibels, 433 F.Supp. 1 (N.D.Ala. 1976).

Appellants seek to distinguish the principle of Jennings v. Caddo Parish School Bd., 531 F.2d 1331 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 897, 97 S.Ct. 260, 50 L.Ed.2d 180 (1976) on the ground that they were defendants in a state court action, rather than plaintiffs. This distinction does not appear to be sufficient to bring appellants within the rule announced in England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, 375 U.S. 411, 84 S.Ct. 461, 11 L.Ed.2d 440 (1964). See Brown v. Chastain, 416 F.2d 1012 (5th Cir. 1969), cert. denied, 397 U.S. 951, 90 S.Ct. 976, 25 L.Ed.2d 134 (1970).

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