United States Fifth Circuit

In a garnishment action, the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorney's fees to defendant where it properly applied Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 677, which governs the award of attorney's fees in garnishment proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/30/2005
• Published 07/01/2005

Judges

• E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, JONES and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sanford M. Saunders, Jr., Laura Metcoff Klaus (argued), Greenberg Traurig, Washington, DC, Jane M.N. Webre, Quentin Doug Sigel, Scott, Douglass & McConnico, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael K. Swan, James Stephen Barrick, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Houston, TX, Rex S. Heinke (argued), Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Los Angeles, CA, Jerry E. Rothrock, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, DC, for Garnishee-Appellee.