Todd v. City of Natchitoches

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT August 20, 2003 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 02-31201 Conference Calendar PAT SHELBY TODD, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, versus CITY OF NATCHITOCHES; VICTOR JONES, in his Official Capacity as Sheriff of Natchitoches Parish; LAMAR MCGASKEY, Individually, and in his Official Capacity as Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputy; DONALD BRICE, JR., Individually and in his Official Capacity as a Police Officer of the City of Natchitoches; ROY LEE, Individually and in his Official Capacity as a Police Officer of the City of Natchitoches; ALICIA BROWN TODD; ASHLEY BROWN, Defendants-Appellees. -------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 01-CV-1032 -------------------- Before JONES, WIENER, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Pat Shelby Todd, Jr. appeals the district court’s award of attorneys’ fees in favor of the City of Natchitoches and Officers Donald Brice, Jr. and Roy Lee. Todd argues that the district court abused its discretion in awarding attorneys’ fees to the City and Officers Brice and Lee. The grant of attorneys’ fees in * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 02-31201 -2- the final judgment is not appealable because it did not reduce the award to a sum certain. See Southern Travel Club, Inc. v. Carnival Air Lines, Inc., 986 F.2d 125, 131 (5th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction. APPEAL DISMISSED.