Moses Leroy v. The City of Houston, Greater Houston Civic Council v. Frank Mann, City of Houston

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• holding that the plaintiffs could not enforce a judgment by executing on city property when such execution was impermissible pursuant to state law, but permitting enforcement of a judgment by writ of mandamus when such procedure is provided for pursuant to state law
• holding vacatur of a portion of a district court’s final judgment necessarily vacated the entire judgment where the mandate explicitly directed the district court to enter judgment in a specific amount upon remand
• holding vacatur of a portion of a district court’s final judgment necessarily vacated the entire judgment where the mandate explicitly directed the district court to enter judgment in a specific amount upon remand
• disallowing entries like “work on brief,” “continue work on brief,” and “review for oral argument”
• declining to withdraw judgment and mandate in case where matter had been litigated by \experienced attorneys” who \adamantly refused to file a motion to recall the mandate”
• denying a fee award for efforts expended on an unsuccessful motion for post-judgment interest

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