Dickenson v. Johnson
Petition for certiorari denied on April 17, 2023
Issue: (1) Whether district courts may be required to use the inherently subjective and effectively unreviewable factors to determine common-fund fee awards set out in Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc. despite the court"s rejection of the that approach in Perdue v. Kenny; (2) whether district courts may be required to calculate common-fund attorney"s fees only as a percentage of the fund, or may instead award fees based on the attorney"s lodestar; and (3) whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit may mandate that district courts adopt a 25% "benchmark" for percent-of-fund attorney"s fee awards.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/21/2022 | Application (22A343) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 22, 2022 to December 21, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| 10/26/2022 | Application (22A343) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 1, 2022. |
| 12/01/2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 4, 2023) |
| 12/09/2022 | Waiver of right of respondent Charles Johnson to respond filed. |
| 01/11/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023. |
| 01/18/2023 | Response Requested. (Due February 17, 2023) |
| 02/13/2023 | Brief of respondent Charles Johnson in opposition filed. |
| 03/01/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023. |
| 03/03/2023 | Reply of petitioner Jenna Dickenson filed. (Distributed) |
| 03/13/2023 | Rescheduled. |
| 03/29/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023. |
| 04/03/2023 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Jenna Dickenson filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 04/17/2023 | Petition DENIED. |