No. 18-1526
Patrick J. Tobin v. City and County of San Francisco, California
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure federal-courts federalism forum-shopping government-code-911.3(b) judicial-review jurisdiction jurisdictional-limits legal-interpretation preemption rule-10(a) state-law supervisory-powers
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. WHETHER THIS COURT HERE MUST EXERCISE ITS SUPERVISORY POWERS OVER LOWER FEDERAL COURTS UNDER RULE 10(a) TO KEEP THEM FROM ENCROACHING ON THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF THE STATES TO DEFINE THEIR OWN LAWS?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the federal court erred in exercising pendent jurisdiction over state law claims and failing to follow state supreme court precedent on the interpretation of a state statute
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-12
Waiver of right of respondent City and County of San Francisco to respond filed.
2019-05-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 10, 2019)
Attorneys
City and County of San Francisco
Ronald Patrick Flynn — Office of the City Attorney, Respondent
Patrick J. Tobin
Patrick J. Tobin — Petitioner