No. 20-592

Hallmark Care Services, Inc., et al. v. Superior Court of Washington, Spokane County, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-claims due-process federal-jurisdiction judicial-immunity rooker-feldman rooker-feldman-doctrine state-court-action state-court-proceedings
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does the RookerFeldman doctrine bar federal constitutional claims arising from a government action in the state trial court in before a final ruling in the matter was entered in the state courts?

2. Does the doctrine of judicial immunity extend beyond personally protecting the individual judges to shielding the government from a citizen's claims seeking redress for the damages arising from the unconstitutional actions of the state court?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bar federal constitutional claims arising from a government action in the state trial court before a final ruling in the matter was entered in the state courts?

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-04
Brief of respondents Superior Court of Washington for the County of Spokane, et al. in opposition filed.
2020-10-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2020)

Attorneys

Hallmark Care Services, Inc., et al.
John William PierceLaw Office of John Pierce. P.S., Petitioner
Superior Court of Washington for the County of Spokane, et al.
Patrick W. HarwoodKirkpatrick & Startzel, P.S., Respondent