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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1984

Margarita M. Vargas and Efrem Bernal, Etc. v. George W. Strake, Jr., Etc.

Margarita M. Vargas and Efrem Bernal, Etc. v. George W. Strake, Jr., Etc.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided July 30, 1984 · Ingraham, Reavley, Politz
737 F.2d 495; 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 20027 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Martha H. Allan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Mark White, Atty. Gen., John W. Fainter, Richard E. Gray, Paul R. Gavia, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for Strake., Theodore C. Hake, Edinburg, Tex., for Saldana., Roy S. Dale, Brownsville, Tex., for Rivera., Carinhas & Morrow, Thomas Sullivan, Brownsville, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees., ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

Margarita M. Vargas and Efrem Bernal, Etc. v. George W. Strake, Jr., Etc.

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

We reversed the district court’s judgment declaring unconstitutional the Texas statute requiring a person to be a United States citizen in order to be eligible for appointment as a notary public in the state of Texas. Vargas v. Strake, 710 F.2d 190 (5th Cir. 1983). Our judgment has now been reversed by the Supreme Court. Ber-nal v. Fainter, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 2312, 81 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984). Accordingly, we now affirm the judgment of the district court and remand for its determination on the award of attorneys’ fees.

AFFIRMED.

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