No. 20-1115

Christopher R. Granton v. Washington State Lottery

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 11th-amendment civil-rights due-process eleventh-amendment federal-jurisdiction judicial-bias lottery-dispute property-rights standing state-immunity subject-matter-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess FourthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-04-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Did the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit err when it did not recognize that my case has federal subject matter jurisdiction, Standing, and is based on a federal cause of action?

2. Did the Ninth Circuit err when they did not waive Washington State's eleventh Amendment immunity, citing that my case seeks damages when it does not?

3. Did the ninth circuit err when they deemed my case frivolous, due to Washington State's 11th Amendment immunity, when my case does not seek damages, and when there are many serious issues surrounding my case?

4. Did the District Court err when they dismissed my case citing that I did not bring any new information to support my case to the court.

5. Was the Washington State Court of Appeals decision erroneous because; the court did not account for fair play, or that mutual assent had formed a contractual relationship before the violation of the rules/terms on the Lottery's part?

6. Did the Washington State Court of Appeals err by misrepresenting facts and showing bias for the Lottery, when ruling in a case that involves summary judgement, where all reasonable facts and inferences were supposed to be held in a light most favorable to the non-moving party?

7. Should the 11th amendment include a provision to protect fair property rights from State Court judicial bias, and to preserve the protections afforded within the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments that garner to the inalienable rights of life, liberty, property, and Due process?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit err in its rulings on this case?

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-02-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 15, 2021)

Attorneys

Christopher R. Granton
Christopher R. Granton — Petitioner