U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1989

Del a. v. Edwards

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided February 28, 1989 · Clark, Davis, Duhe, Garwood, Gee, Higginbotham, Johnson, Jolly, Jones, King, Politz, Reavley, Rubin, Smith, Thornberry, Williams

867 F.2d 842; 1989 WL 16109 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

William A. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., David A. Dalia, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept, of Justice, Emile W. Schneider, Mary Beck Widmann, Section Chief, Office of Gen. Counsel, Arthur A. Lemann, III, Lemann, O’Hara, Miles & White, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants., Steven Scheckman, New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp., Ann McLaine, and Mark A. Moreau, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellees., Christopher T. Dunn, ACLU; Christopher A. Hansen, and Marcia Robinson Low-ry, on brief, New York City, for ACLU.

Opinion of the Court

BY THE COURT:

The defendants-appellants have moved to dismiss their appeal in light of the plaintiffs’ dismissal with prejudice of their damage claims. This court having vacated the panel opinion by granting rehearing en banc, 862 F.2d 1107 (5th Cir. 1988), the motion to dismiss is GRANTED. The appeal is DISMISSED.

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