No. 19-938

Sean A. Clark v. New York Commissioner of Social Services

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: administrative-fraud civil-procedure civil-rights disability-benefits due-process federal-jurisdiction fraud rooker-feldman rooker-feldman-doctrine social-services standing statute-of-limitations
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Can a federal district court review a state court ruling, exempting the case via Rooker-Feldman preclusion, where the state court judgment was allegedly procured through fraud ", as has been held by the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals?

2. Is the statute of limitations tolled when a party has submitted an expedited motion under FRAP 4(a)(5) detailing his disability and the need for additional time?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a federal district court review a state court ruling, exempting the case via Rooker-Feldman preclusion, where the state court judgment was allegedly procured through fraud?

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-25
Waiver of right of respondent Commissioner of Social Services to respond filed.
2020-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 26, 2020)
2019-12-05
Application (19A601) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until March 23, 2020.
2019-11-19
Application (19A601) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 21, 2020 to March 21, 2020, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.

Attorneys

Commissioner of Social Services
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Respondent
Sean A. Clark
Sean A. Clark — Petitioner