Shelby County, Alabama v. Lynch
Petition for certiorari denied on January 25, 2016
Issue: Whether the district court can refuse to apply the Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc. standard based on its value judgment that Congress would not have wanted Shelby County to recover its attorney’s fees.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Nov 3 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 7, 2015) |
| Nov 30 2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 6, 2016. |
| Dec 2 2015 | Waiver of right of respondents Bobby Pierson, et al. to respond filed. (Defendant-Intervenors) |
| Dec 2 2015 | Waiver of right of respondents Earl Cunningham, et al. to respond filed. (Defendant-Intervenors) |
| Dec 2 2015 | Waiver of right of respondent Bobby Lee Harris to respond filed. |
| Jan 6 2016 | Letter dated January 6, 2016, received from counsel for petitioner waiving the 14-day waiting period for distribution pursuant to Rule 15.5. |
| Jan 6 2016 | Brief of respondents Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General, et al. in opposition filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 6 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 22, 2016. |
| Jan 13 2016 | Reply of petitioner Shelby County, Alabama filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 25 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
