No. 19-822

Laurie A. White, Judge, Section A of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, et al. v. Alana Cain, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: conflict-of-interest constitutional-conflict criminal-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction fines-and-fees judicial-disqualification judicial-impartiality state-court-funding state-court-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does the federal court have jurisdiction to disqualify state criminal court judges from adjudicating matters, over which they have exclusive jurisdiction, based upon an alleged unconstitutional conflict of interest created by the state's statutory funding and fines and fees schemes?

Does the due process clause disqualify state criminal court judges from hearing certain criminal matters because those judges collectively administer a statutorily-created operating fund that is partially sourced, pursuant to state law, by certain categories of statutorily-authorized fines and fees?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the federal court have jurisdiction to disqualify state criminal court judges from adjudicating matters, over which they have exclusive jurisdiction, based upon an alleged unconstitutional conflict of interest created by the state's statutory funding and fines and fees schemes?

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-16
Waiver of right of respondents Adrian Caliste, et al. to respond filed.
2020-01-06
Waiver of right of respondents Alana Cain, Reynaud Variste, Reynajia Variste, Thaddeus Long, Vanessa Maxwell, and others similiary situated to respond filed.
2019-12-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 30, 2020)

Attorneys

Adrian Caliste, et al.
James William CraigRoderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Respondent
Alana Cain, Reynaud Variste, Reynajia Variste, Thaddeus Long, Vanessa Maxwell, and others similiary situated
Kelsi Brown CorkranOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Respondent
Laurie A. White, et al.
Mindy Nunez DuffourcBurglass & Tankersley, Petitioner