No. 20-334October Term 2020Decided May 27, 2021Updated May 24, 2026
Antonio v. Hotels.com, L. P.
San Antonio v. Hotels.com, L. P.
After online travel companies won an appeal in a tax dispute with San Antonio and other Texas cities, they sought more than $2.3 million in appellate costs for supersedeas-bond premiums.
Case status
Decided 9-0 · May 27, 2021 · Opinion by Justice Alito
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- Decision released May 27, 2021
- What it's about
After online travel companies won an appeal in a tax dispute with San Antonio and other Texas cities, they sought more than $2.3 million in appellate costs for supersedeas-bond premiums. The case asked who decides whether those appeal-related costs must be awarded under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 39(e): the district court or the court of appeals.
Question presented
Whether, as the Fifth Circuit alone has held, district courts “lack[] discretion to deny or reduce” appellate costs deemed “taxable” in district court under Fed. R. App. P. 39(e).
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released May 27, 2021
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Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided May 27, 2021
The Court released its decision on May 27, 2021 without hearing oral argument.
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