Case Name: Ricky D. FOX, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Billy Ray VICE, Chief of Police for the Town of Vinton; Town of Vinton, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-04-19
Citations: 373 F. App'x 489
Docket Number: No. 08-31135
Parties: Ricky D. FOX, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Billy Ray VICE, Chief of Police for the Town of Vinton; Town of Vinton, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 373
Pages: 489–490

Head Matter:
Ricky D. FOX, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Billy Ray VICE, Chief of Police for the Town of Vinton; Town of Vinton, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 08-31135.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 19, 2010.
Deborah Ann Pearce, Law Offices of Deborah Pearce, New Orleans, LA, Randall Earl Hart, Esq., Broussard & Hart, L.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Christopher Paul Ieyoub, Plauche, Smith & Nieset, L.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, John Mark Miller, Joseph Bath Stamey, Stamey Law Firm, Natchitoches, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before REAVLEY, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
In an earlier opinion, we held that Ap-pellees Billy Ray Vice and the Town of Vinton were prevailing parties in this case, thus affirming the district court's order on appeal. We also held that Appellant's claims were frivolous and that the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding Appellees attorneys' fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988.
Appellee Billy Ray Vice has filed a motion for costs pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 39. As the judgment of the district court is affirmed in all respects, Appellee Vice's motion for costs is GRANTED, and costs are taxed against Appellant. See Fed. R.App. P. 39(a)(2).
Appellees Vice and Town of Vinton have also moved for an award of attorneys' fees associated with their appellate work. "The same rules that undergird § 1988 fee awards through trial apply to appellate fee claims as well." Blanchard v. Bergeron, 893 F.2d 87, 91 (5th Cir.1990); see also Hutto v. Finney, 437 U.S. 678, 693, 98 S.Ct. 2565, 2574-75, 57 L.Ed.2d 522 (1978) (affirming award of appellate attorneys' fees pursuant to § 1988); Norris v. Hartman Specialty Stores, Inc., 913 F.2d 253, 257 (5th Cir.1990) ("A long and consistent line of Fifth Circuit precedent allows awards of attorneys' fees for both trial and appellate work.").
Appellees' motions for attorneys' fees are GRANTED. Because one of the attorneys has failed to provide any specific details regarding the fees that he is requesting, the case is REMANDED to allow the district court to determine the proper amount of attorneys' fees for all appellate work. See Norris, 913 F.2d at 257.
Pursuant to 5th Cir R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5tii Cir. R. 47.5.4.