No. 23-181

Patricia L. Harrison v. South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-08-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: abuse-of-discretion civil-procedure dismissal district-court-discretion federal-court-procedure federal-rules-of-civil-procedure legal-standards rule-11-sanctions sanctions settlement sua-sponte-sanctions
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Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. 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? 2. 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? 3. 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? ii LIST OF ALL

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-09-27
Application (23A267) denied by The Chief Justice.
2023-09-23
2023-09-21
Waiver of right of respondent Nimrata "Nikki" Haley to respond filed.
2023-09-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-30
Waiver 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.
2023-08-29
Waiver of right of respondents Henry McMaster; Office of the Governor to respond filed.
2023-06-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2023)

Attorneys

Henry McMaster; Office of the Governor
William Grayson LambertOffice of the Governor, Respondent
William Grayson LambertOffice of the Governor, Respondent
Nimrata "Nikki" Haley
Miles Edward ColemanNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Respondent
Miles Edward ColemanNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Respondent
Patricia Harrison
Patricia L. HarrisonPatricia L. Harrison, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Patricia L. HarrisonPatricia L. Harrison, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
SC Department of Health and Human Services, Joshua Baker, Christian Soura, SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, et al.
Kenneth P. WoodingtonDavidson & Wren, P.A. , Respondent
Kenneth P. WoodingtonDavidson & Wren, P.A. , Respondent