96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6726, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,963 John Doe, M.D., by Curtis Lavery, of His Estate v. Attorney General of the United States

95 F.3d 29

Opinion

95 F.3d 29

96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6726, 96 Daily Journal
D.A.R. 10,963
John DOE, M.D., by Curtis LAVERY, Executor of his Estate,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF the UNITED STATES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

No. 93-15253.

United States Court of Appeals,
Ninth Circuit.

Sept. 9, 1996.

On Remand from the Supreme Court of the United States. D.C. No. CV-88-03820-CAL.

Prior reports: 814 F.Supp. 844 (N.D.Cal.), --- U.S. ----, 116 S.Ct. 2543, 135 L.Ed.2d 1064.

Before: WALLACE,* Senior Circuit Judge; O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge; and KELLEHER,** District Judge.

In light of the Supreme Court's decision in Lane v. Pena, 518 U.S. ----, 116 S.Ct. 2092, 135 L.Ed.2d 486 (1996), the district court's judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees is AFFIRMED. The case is REMANDED to the district court for consideration of whether attorneys fees should be awarded, and if so, the amount of the award.

* At the time of submission, the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace was sitting as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

** The Honorable Robert J. Kelleher, Senior United States District Judge for the Central District of California, sitting by designation