No. 20-102

Christopher Hadsell v. Barry Baskin, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: civil-procedure constitutional-interpretation due-process federal-courts federal-jurisdiction jurisdiction rooker-doctrine separation-of-powers state-court-judgments state-courts
Key Terms:
ERISA DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-12-11 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Congress has the sole power to govern the federal courts' original and review jurisdiction of state-court judgments. Does Rooker's usurpation of Congress' power to expand this Court's jurisdiction to include exclusive jurisdiction for appellate review of state-court judgments, and to contract the federal inferior courts' jurisdiction to exclude all original and review jurisdiction of state-court judgments, violate the Separation of Powers doctrine and Kokkonenv.P.1.

2. Has the combined effect of the federal inferior courts' various local rules resulted in the courts' ability to eliminate a litigant's right to be heard in violation of the 5th Amend.'s Due Process Clause, 7th Amend.'s Right of Trial by Jury, and Goldberg?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Rooker's usurpation of Congress' power to expand this Court's jurisdiction to include exclusive jurisdiction for appellate review of state-court judgments, and to contract the federal inferior courts' jurisdiction to exclude all original and review jurisdiction of state-court judgments, violates the Separation of Powers doctrine and Kokkonen

Docket Entries

2020-12-14
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
2020-11-09
2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-10
Waiver of right of respondent Kimberly Campbell and William Whiting to respond filed.
2020-08-17
Waiver of right of respondents Honorable Barry Baskin, et al. to respond filed.
2020-07-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Christopher Hadsell
Christopher Hadsell — Petitioner
Honorable Barry Baskin, et al.
Sharon M. NagleBold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson, Respondent
Kimberly Campbell and William Whiting
Alison P BuchananHoge Fenton Jones & Appel, Inc., Respondent
Washington
Hilary A. ThomasWhatcom County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Respondent