Cleopatra DeLeon v. Greg Abbott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Cleopatra DeLeon, Nicole Dimetman, Victor Holmes, and Mark Phariss were awarded $585,470.30 in attorneys’ fees and $20,202.90 in costs arising from their successful challenge to Texas’s constitutional and statutory provisions limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples. On appeal, Texas argues that the fees and costs awarded are excessive and are composed of non-com-pensable amounts. We find no abuse of discretion and AFFIRM.
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The plaintiffs were successful in obtaining a judgment invalidating Article I, § 32 of the Texas Constitution and Texas Family Code §§ 2.001(b) and 6.204(b),…
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