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David G. Behenna v. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-13051 · judgment October 25, 2023


Certiorari denied · June 24, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 10% cert probability (95% interval 6%–15%)

Before the decision, about 2.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Questions presented

  1. When determining a reasonable attorney’s fee in a class action settlement with a common benefit fund, are district courts required to apply the percentage-of-thefund method?

  2. Even if it is appropriate to apply the percentageof-the-fund method in a class action settlement with a common benefit fund, may district courts presume that 25% of the fund is a reasonable request?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Daniel Hirotsu Woofter
Goldstein, Russell & Woofter LLC

For respondent
Charles Justin Cooper
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Related
Vide, 23-1063

Linked docket
23A1020

Proceedings

  1. Jun 24 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 04 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
  3. Jun 04 2024
    Reply of petitioner David G. Behenna filed. (Distributed)
  4. May 30 2024
    Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
  5. May 29 2024
    Brief of Subscriber Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED.
  6. May 22 2024
    Application (23A1020) to file consolidated brief in opposition in excess of word limits granted by Justice Thomas. The Subscriber Respondents' consolidated brief in opposition may not exceed 13,000 words.
  7. May 13 2024
    Application (23A1020) to file consolidated brief in opposition in excess of word limits, submitted to Justice Thomas.
  8. Apr 25 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 29, 2024)