Damian Stinnie v. Richard Holcomb

  1. August 07, 2023

    Full 4th Circ. Nixes Old Rule On Atty Fees For Injunction Wins

    The Fourth Circuit has overturned a rule that previously barred litigants from seeking attorney fees unless they won a final judgment, ruling that in certain cases, like this one — a civil rights class action targeting a Virginia driver's license law that was later changed — litigants can be considered a "prevailing party" just for winning a preliminary injunction.

  2. January 25, 2023

    4th Circ. Considers Atty Fees For Preliminary Injunctions

    Virginians who fought a now-repealed state law on driver's license eligibility requirements urged the full Fourth Circuit on Wednesday to abandon its categorical bar on recognizing litigants who secure preliminary injunctions as prevailing parties in certain cases and on awarding them attorney fees, but the court grappled with what would be the appropriate new standard.

  3. January 03, 2023

    Riding Circuit: January's Notable Appellate Arguments

    Circuit courts will kick off 2023 with oral arguments by parties questioning the authority given to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pushing back against U.S. Patent and Trademark Office policy on patent reviews and claiming Chinese nationals were wrongly targeted for alleged economic espionage.

  4. August 09, 2022

    4th Circ. To Rehear Attys' Fight For Post-Injunction Fees

    A Fourth Circuit panel agreed Tuesday to rehear arguments from McGuireWoods LLP attorneys who fought a now-repealed state law blocking Virginians with unpaid court debt from obtaining driver's licenses, taking back up the issue of whether preliminary injunctions confer prevailing party status and warrant attorney fees.

  5. July 13, 2022

    McGuireWoods Asks Full 4th Circ. To Undo Atty Fee Precedent

    McGuireWoods LLP and several attorneys who challenged a now-repealed Virginia law denying driver's licenses to residents with unpaid court debt are urging the full Fourth Circuit bench to overturn a precedent they say unfairly bars them from recouping legal fees for preliminary wins in civil rights cases.