No. 19-719

Dami Hospitality, LLC v. Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Workers' Compensation

Lower Court: Colorado
Docketed: 2019-12-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: ability-to-pay civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-fines criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process eighth-amendment excessive-fines excessive-fines-clause proportionality sentencing
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Related Cases: 19-641 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an offender's ability to pay is relevant in determining whether a fine is unconstitutional under the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED How is an offender’s ability to pay relevant in determining whether a fine is unconstitutional under Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment?

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-23
Brief of respondents Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Workers' Compensation in opposition filed.
2019-12-18
Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed.
2019-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2020)

Attorneys

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Workers' Compensation
Eric Reuel OlsonSolicitor General, Respondent
Dami Hospitality, LLC
Gregory George GarreLatham & Watkins LLP, Petitioner