No. 20-592
Hallmark Care Services, Inc., et al. v. Superior Court of Washington, Spokane County, et al.
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 Pierce — Law Office of John Pierce. P.S., Petitioner
Superior Court of Washington for the County of Spokane, et al.
Patrick W. Harwood — Kirkpatrick & Startzel, P.S., Respondent