Davis v. Abbott
Petition for certiorari denied on November 30, 2015
Issue: (1) Under what circumstances are plaintiffs who obtain preliminary relief in cases that do not proceed to final judgment prevailing parties eligible for an award of attorneys" fees? and (2) whether the simplicity of a legal claim is a factor relevant only to the amount of fees awarded as the Third and Tenth Circuits have held and as this Court and others have suggested, or whether "simple" legal claims, otherwise made eligible for fees by Congress, involve insufficient "merits" analysis to trigger prevailing party status, as the Fifth Circuit held.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/10/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2015) |
| 07/27/2015 | Waiver of right of respondents Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al. to respond filed. |
| 08/05/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015. |
| 08/25/2015 | Response Requested . (Due September 24, 2015) |
| 09/11/2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 26, 2015. |
| 10/26/2015 | Brief of respondents Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 11/09/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 24, 2015. |
| 11/09/2015 | Reply of petitioner Wendy Davis, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/30/2015 | Petition DENIED. |