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TEXAS v. U.S.

Civil Action No. 11-1303 (RMC).

49 F.Supp.3d 27 (2014)

State of TEXAS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, and Eric H. Holder, Jr., in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Defendants, and Wendy Davis, et al., Defendant-Intervenors.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

Signed June 18, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela Veronica Colmenero , David John Schenck , Jonathan F. Mitchell , Matthew Hamilton Frederick , Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, Adam K. Mortara , Ashley C. Keller , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Chicago, IL, John M. Hughes , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Denver, CO, for Plaintiff.

Bryan L. Sells , Daniel J. Freeman , Janie Allison Sitton , Michelle Andrea McLeod , Olimpia E. Michel , Thornton Russell Nobile, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants.

John M. Devaney , Perkins Coie LLP, Mark A. Posner , Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, John Kent Tanner , Karen M. Soares , Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, DC, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Law Office Of Joseph Gerald Hebert, Alexandria, VA, Chad W. Dunn , Brazil & Dunn, Houston, TX, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Law Office of Joseph Gerald Hebert, Alexandria, VA, Joaquin Avila , Law Office Of Joaquin G. Avila, Kevin J. Hamilton , Marc Erik Elias , Perkins Coie, LLP, Seattle, WA, Jose Garza , Law Office of Jose Garza, San Antonio, TX, Renea Hicks , Law Offices of Max Renea Hicks, Gary L. Bledsoe , Law Office of Gary L. Bledsoe and Associates, Robert Stephen Notzon, Austin, TX, Jorge Martin Castillo , Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, New York, NY, Karolina J. Lyznik , Marisa Bono , Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund, San Antonio, TX, Allison Jean Riggs , Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Durham, NC, for Defendant-Intervenors.

OPINION

This matter presents a case study in how not to respond to a motion for attorney fees and costs. At issue is whether defendant-intervenors, who prevailed in Voting Rights Act litigation before a three judge panel, may recoup attorney fees and costs even though the Supreme Court...

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