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Patricia L. Harrison v. South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 22-1383 · judgment February 21, 2023
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Did the district court abuse its discretion by sanctioning Petitioner sua sponte pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 11 after settlement and dismissal by the state and federal courts?
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Did the district court abuse its authority by sanctioning Petitioner sua sponte pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1927 and its inherent authority where there was no evidence of or finding of bad faith conduct by the district court?
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Did the district court fail to apply other proper legal standards and fail to follow proper procedures and were its determinations of fact clearly erroneous?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Patricia L. Harrison
Patricia L. Harrison, Attorney at Law
For respondent
Miles Edward Coleman
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
Proceedings
- Oct 02 2023Petition DENIED.
- Sep 27 2023Application (23A267) denied by The Chief Justice.
- Sep 23 2023Application (23A267) for a stay, submitted to The Chief Justice.
- Sep 21 2023Waiver of right of respondent Nimrata "Nikki" Haley to respond filed.
- Sep 06 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Aug 30 2023Waiver of right of respondents SC Department of Health and Human Services, Joshua Baker, Christian Soura, SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, et al. to respond filed.
- Aug 29 2023Waiver of right of respondents Henry McMaster; Office of the Governor to respond filed.
- Jun 26 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2023)