Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. Department of Homeland Security
Petition for certiorari denied on March 5, 2018
Issue: (1) Whether, under the Equal Access to Justice Act, prevailing party status on appeal is separate and distinct from prevailing party status in the entire litigation; (2) whether separate claims brought under the Administrative Procedure Act seeking the identical remedy are distinct in all respects for fee purposes; and (3) whether a district court may raise objections to a fee request sua sponte, without giving the party making the request an opportunity to respond.
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- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, November 22, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/24/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 27, 2017) |
| 11/13/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 27, 2017. |
| 12/13/2017 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 27, 2017 to January 26, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 12/14/2017 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 26, 2018. |
| 01/26/2018 | Brief of respondent Department of Homeland Security in opposition filed. |
| 02/09/2018 | Reply of petitioner Washington Alliance of Technology Workers filed. |
| 02/14/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018. |
| 03/05/2018 | Petition DENIED. |