No. 18A1274

Nexus Services, Inc., et al. v. Donald Lee Moran, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-07
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: attorney-fees civil-procedure fee-shifting prevailing-party statutory-interpretation voluntary-dismissal
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a voluntary dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1) precludes a defendant from being considered a 'prevailing party' for purposes of attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988

Docket Entries

2019-06-10
Application (18A1274) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 1, 2019.
2019-06-03
Application (18A1274) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 10, 2019 to August 9, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Nexus Services, Inc., et al.
Joseph R. PopeWilliams Mullen, P.C., Petitioner