Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit February 10, 2004, No. 03-40171 (Garza v. Coates Energy Trust)

WALTER, District Judge.**

This is a suit for attorneys fees under the Texas Declaratory Judgment Act. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code § 37.001, et seq. (the “TDJA”). In this appeal, plaintiffs-appellants (the “Garzas”) argue that the Bankruptcy Court erred in awarding attorneys fees to defendants-appellees under Texas law, and that the trial court erred in severing the claims for attorneys fees from