Title: Henri-Duval Winery, L.L.C. v. Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board et al. (Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court: CV-01-703). Affirmed. No Opinion.

State: alabama

Issuer: Alabama Supreme Court

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REL:05/01/2009
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SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA
OCTOBER TERM, 2008-2009
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Henri-Duval Winery, L.L.C.
v.
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board et al.
Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court
(CV-01-703)
BOLIN, Justice.
AFFIRMED.  NO OPINION.
See Rule 53(a)(1) and (a)(2)(F), Ala. R. App. P.
Stuart, Smith, Parker, and Shaw, JJ., concur.
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Lyons, Woodall, and Murdock, JJ., concur in part and
dissent in part.
Cobb, C.J., recuses herself.
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LYONS, Justice (concurring in part and dissenting in part).
I concur in the affirmance of the trial court's judgment
in this case in all respects except for the affirmance of the
trial court's disallowance of an attorney fee for Henri-Duval
Winery, L.L.C.  As to this issue, I join Justice Murdock's
special writing.
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MURDOCK, Justice (concurring in part and dissenting in part).
I concur in the affirmance of the trial court's judgment
on remand in this case, see Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board v. Henri-Duval Winery, L.L.C., 890 So. 2d 70 (Ala.
2004), except to the extent that the trial court determined
that Henri-Duval Winery, L.L.C., has not been a "prevailing
party" for purposes of recovering an attorney fee pursuant to
42 U.S.C. § 1988.  See, e.g., Grier v. Goetz, 421 F. Supp. 2d
1061, 1068-69 (M.D. Tenn. 2006) (discussing relevant United
States Supreme Court precedents); James v. Alabama Coal. for
Equity, Inc., 713 So. 2d 937, 947 (Ala. 1997) (quoting Texas
State Teachers' Ass'n v. Garland Indep. Sch. Dist., 489 U.S.
782, 789 (1989)).
Lyons and Woodall, JJ., concur.