1 OPINION BELOW The Arkansas Supreme Court’s order denying Petitioners’ “Protective Motion for Appellate Attorney’s Fees and Expenses” (Pet. App. 1a-2a) is unreported. ------------------------------------------------------------------ JURISDICTION The judgment of the Arkansas Supreme Court was entered on January 4, 2018. The petition for a writ of certiorari was filed on April 4, 2018. Petitioners assert that this Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1257, but as Respondent explains below, this case presents no federal question for this Court to review. ------------------------------------------------------------------ INTRODUCTION This unusual appeal stems from Petitioners’ state law procedural default of their ability to seek appellate attorney’s fees. Despite claiming at every juncture that their motion for any attorney’s fees should have been considered by the trial court, they filed their motion for appellate fees in the Arkansas Supreme Court, filing out of time even if that forum was proper. After that motion was denied, Petitioners changed their position and now argue that the Arkansas Supreme Court was the appropriate court to consider their motion all along. The trial court later excoriated Petitioners’ counsel for what it described as a total unfamiliarity with

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