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Montgomery County, Maryland v. Yasmin Reyazuddin

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 19-2144 · judgment February 24, 2021

Certiorari denied · October 12, 2021
At-filing estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether a plaintiff who obtains no judicial relief is a “prevailing party” entitled to attorney’s fees. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Erin Jeanne Ashbarry
Office of the County Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland

For respondent
Joseph B. Espo
Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP

Case

Subject area
Attorneys (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 12, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 12 2021
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by International Municipal Lawyers Association GRANTED.
  2. Oct 12 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Sep 27 2021
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by International Municipal Lawyers Association. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Sep 22 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
  5. Sep 07 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Yasmin Reyazuddin to respond filed.
    Main Document
  6. Aug 26 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2021)
    PetitionProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count