No. 20-212

Teresita A. Canuto v. Nancy Pelosi, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2020-08-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: article-iii causal-connection civil-procedure federal-rules-civil-procedure federal-rules-of-civil-procedure ftca ftca-claims jurisdiction standing standing-doctrine summary-judgment
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-10-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals and the District Court erred when it affirm the motion for summary affirmance and motion to dismiss of appellee Gavin Newsom.

2) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals erred when it dismissed appellant's claim against defendant Gavin Newsom because according to the Court appellant failed to establish standing pursuant to Article III of the U.S. Constitution because she did not allege facts sufficient to demonstrate a causal link between any action or inaction of appellee Newsom and the harms she allegedly suffered at the hands of other individuals not before the court; that there must be a causal connection between the injury and the conduct complaint.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court erred in dismissing the case due to federal defendants' non-compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Docket Entries

2020-10-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
2020-09-23
Waiver of right of respondent Reps. Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn, Kevin McCarthy, Stephen Scalise, Ben Ray Luján, Hakeem Jeffries, Elizabeth Cheney, and Gary Palmer to respond filed.
2020-09-09
Waiver of right of respondent Gavin Newsome, Governor of California to respond filed.
2020-08-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Gavin Newsome, Governor of California
Catherine WoodbridgeOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Reps. Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn, Kevin McCarthy, Stephen Scalise, Ben Ray Luján, Hakeem Jeffries, Elizabeth Cheney, and Gary Palmer
Douglas Neal LetterOffice of General Counsel, United States House of Representatives, Respondent
Teresita A. Canuto
Teresita A. Canuto — Petitioner