The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
TEDDY BILLIOT, ET AL. CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS NO: 21-1144
TERREBONNE PARISH SCHOOL SECTION: “J”(2)
BOARD, ET AL.
ORDER & REASONS
Before the Court is a Motion for Reconsideration and for Designation as a Rule
54(b) Judgment (Rec. Doc. 141) filed by Louis R. Koerner, Jr. Terrebonne Parish
School Board and the related Defendants have filed an opposition (Rec. Doc. 142) to
which Mr. Koerner has replied. (Rec. Doc. 143). Having considered the memoranda
and applicable law, the Court finds that the motion should be DENIED.
As to Mr. Koerner’s motion to reconsider this Court’s denial of attorney’s fees
(Rec. Doc. 140), this Court finds that Mr. Koerner has not successfully justified this
“extraordinary remedy” which should be used “sparingly” by the courts. Templet v.
HydroChem Inc., 367 F.3d 473, 479 (5th Cir. 2004). Koerner’s motion on this account
is functionally a complete restatement of the same arguments this Court rejected in
his original motion.
As to Koerner’s request that this Court’s order denying him attorney’s fees be
designated a Rule 54(b) final judgment, the Court finds that it is not necessary to
make such a determination because all other claims in this case have been previously
dismissed. (Rec. Doc. 99).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion for Reconsideration and for
Designation as a Rule 54(b) Judgment (Rec. Doc. 141) is DENIED.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 2nd day of August, 2024.
CARL J. BARB
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE