No. 19-552

William A. Salzwedel v. California, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: 42-usc-1983 42-usc-1985 americans-with-disabilities-act civil-rights constitutional-challenge disability-rights due-process equal-protection rehabilitation-act rooker-feldman-doctrine standing third-party-standing title-ii-ada
Key Terms:
Arbitration SocialSecurity ERISA DueProcess FourthAmendment FirstAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does an attorney in the practice of representing
proposed adult conservatees/wards have direct
standing , associational standing, or traditional thirdparty standing under Title II of the Americans With
Disabilities Act, § 504 of the Reha bilitation Act, or 42
U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 to challenge a state 's adult
conservatorship / guardianship practice s, laws ,
facially, or as applied, as being in violation of these
statutes, or the due process or equal protectio n
clauses of the 14th Amendment to the United States
Constitution, when the attorney alleges an
independent injury causally related to the alleged
denial of federally required services to the attorney 's
client under these statutes?

2. Does the Rooker-Feldman doctrine prevent
litiga nts from seeking a federal remedy for alleged
violations of their constitutional rights where the
violator is alleged t o have so far succeeded in
corrupt ing the state judicial process as to ob tain a
favorab le state judgment against that federal litig ant?

3. Does the Rooker-Feldman jurisdictional bar not
apply to a claim, it would otherwise apply to, when
the f edera l claim ant ha d no reasonable opportunity to
raise the claim in r elevant state court proceedings?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does an attorney have standing to challenge a state's adult conservatorship/guardianship practices?

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-07
2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-21
Waiver of right of respondent County of Ventura, California to respond filed.
2019-08-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 27, 2019)

Attorneys

County of Ventura, California
Marty J. WolterVentura County Counsel's Office, Respondent
William A. Salzwedel
William A. SalzwedelWilliam A. Salzwedel, Attorney at Law, Petitioner