Sixth Circuit· 4/10/2023

Theodore Roberts v. Robert Neace

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65 F.4th 280

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affirming an award of attorney’s fees and costs issued under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 following a dismissal for mootness
considering the “longevity” of the interim relief as a factor when determining whether the relief conferred prevailing party status
explaining that a “hastily entered” injunction points against enduring relief
finding preliminary injunction sufficiently enduring where “congregants could attend faith-based gatherings and travel out of state, all without the threat of enforcement” of orders issued in response to COVID-19 prohibiting religious gatherings
“The injunctions, though preliminary, also qualify as enduring. The nature of the injunctions, the longevity of the relief, and the irrevocability of the relief all point in the same direction.”
“[T]hese ‘essentially are factual matters’ that implicate the district court’s expertise, its ring-side seat in watching the case unfold, and its ‘superior understanding of the litigation.’” (quoting Hensley, 461 U.S. at 437)

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