Gulf States Ins. Co. v. Alamo Carriage Service
Gulf States Ins. Co. v. Alamo Carriage Service
Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 93-2517
GULF STATES INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff-Counter Defendant-Appellee, versus ALAMO CARRIAGE SERVICE, ET AL., Defendants, ALAMO CARRIAGE SERVICE, INC., Defendant-Counter Plaintiff-Appellant.
HERJE CARLSSON, Plaintiff, versus ALAMO CARRIAGE SERVICE, INC., Defendant-Appellant, versus GULF STATES INSURANCE CO., Intervenor-Defendant Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
ON PETITIONS FOR REHEARING (May 12, 1994) Before JOLLY, WIENER, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: IT IS ORDERED that Alamo Carriage Service, Inc.'s petition for rehearing is hereby DENIED.
IT IS ORDERED that Gulf States Insurance Co.'s petition for rehearing is hereby GRANTED for the limited purpose of supplementing our opinion to award sanctions and just damages under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 38, 28 U.S.C. § 1912, and the inherent discretionary authority of this court.
Alamo's appeal was dismissed as frivolous. Granting in part Gulf States' motion for sanctions and damages, we award to Gulf States, and order Alamo to pay, (1) $398 as double costs, (2) $620 as attorneys' fees and costs incurred by Gulf States in filing and serving its petition for rehearing, and (3) $1,000 as reasonable (but limited) attorneys' fees for sanctions.
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