No. 20-750

Timothy P. Murphy v. Susan Stacy, Circuit Court Judge

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure constitutional-rights due-process erie-doctrine federal-courts state-law-interpretation subject-matter-jurisdiction summary-judgment swift-v-tyson
Latest Conference: 2021-01-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether under any circumstances in their appli
cation of common law, federal courts are allowed the
authority or discretion to disregard this Court 's opin
ion in Erie Railroad Co. u. Tompkins, as in this case by
their failure to consider the requisite requirements to
invoke a Florida trial court 's subject matter jurisdic
tion established unanimously by opinions of the state 's
highest court, and instead apply the doctrine of Swift
v. Tyson.

2. Whether as the subject courts state and federal did
determine by their decisions, a court retains the au
thority and jurisdiction to enter and enforce a sum
mary judgment after denying the affected party their
constitutional right to be heard.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal courts can disregard Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins

Docket Entries

2021-01-25
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
2020-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent Susan Stacy, Circuit Court Judge to respond filed.
2020-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 4, 2021)

Attorneys

Susan Stacy, Circuit Court Judge
Bilal Ahmed FaruquiOffice of the Florida Attorney General, Respondent
Timothy P. Murphy
Timothy P. Murphy — Petitioner