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Adrian Perkins, Mayor of the City of Shreveport, Louisiana v. Celcog, LLC, dba Strawn's Eat Shop Too, et al.
Paid petition · Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit, No. 54,254-CA · judgment May 18, 2022
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition and a Second Circuit decision below, and down for a business respondent.
Question presented
Whether the lower courts erroneously granted attorney’s fees to Plaintiffs-Respondents pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b), where Plaintiffs’ Petition solely alleged violations of the Louisiana Constitution and Louisiana Revised Statutes, and Plaintiffs’ Petition lacked any reference to the United States Constitution or federal law?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Nichole Marie Buckle
Carmouche, Bokenfohr, Buckle & Day, PLLC
For respondent
Glenn Louis Langley
Langley & Parks, LLC
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Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Order
Order list, March 6, 2023 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Mar 06 2023Petition DENIED.
- Mar 03 2023Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
- Feb 15 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/3/2023.
- Feb 08 2023Waiver of right of respondent Celcog, LLC, et al., (Monjuni's is no longer a party) to respond filed.
- Jan 30 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 3, 2023)