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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

Certiorari denied · March 6, 2023
Pre-decision 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 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

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Mar 06 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 03 2023
    Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  3. Feb 15 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/3/2023.
  4. Feb 08 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Celcog, LLC, et al., (Monjuni's is no longer a party) to respond filed.
    Main Document
  5. Jan 30 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 3, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service