No. 19-45
Nexus Services, Inc., et al. v. Donald Lee Moran, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Deputy Sheriff of Augusta County, Virginia, et al.
Tags: christiansburg-garment civil-procedure court-order federal-statute fee-shifting legal-relationship prevailing-party rule-41 rule-41(a)(1) voluntary-dismissal
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
Can a party qualify as a "prevailing party" under a federal fee shifting statute when an adverse party voluntarily dismisses its claims under Rule 41(a)(1) even though the dismissal is self-executing and entered without a court order?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Can a party qualify as a 'prevailing party' under a federal fee shifting statute when an adverse party voluntarily dismisses its claims under Rule 41(a)(1) even though the dismissal is self-executing and entered without a court order?
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-01
Brief of respondents Augusta County, Virginia Sheriff Donald Smith and Deputies Donald Moran and Michael Roane in opposition filed.
2019-07-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 5, 2019)
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
Augusta County, Virginia Sheriff Donald Smith and Deputies Donald Moran and Michael Roane
NEXUS SERVICES, INC, et al.
Joseph R. Pope — Williams Mullen, P.C., Petitioner