No. 21-317

Dean Koch v. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 11th-amendment 42-usc-1983 bostock-v-clayton-county civil-rights-act civil-rights-act-of-1871 constitutional-interpretation eleventh-amendment judicial-doctrine qualified-immunity statutory-construction
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does the Decision of the Sixth Circuit herein violate the canons of statutory construction especially those enunciated in Bostock v. Clayton County, No. 17—U.S. 1618. Argued October 8, 2019 —Decided June 15, 2020,

2. Does the Eleventh Amendment to the U. S. Constitution prohibit suits against state entities and individuals or does it merely limit the remedies for such actions?

3. Is qualified immunity constitutional?

4. Does the judicially-created doctrine of qualified immunity run contrary to statute and the intent of the legislature under the Civil Rights Act of 1871 (The Ku Klux Klan Act), 42 U.S.C. §1983 and the XII, XIV and XV Amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Decision of the Sixth Circuit herein violate the canons of statutory construction

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-09-03
Waiver of right of respondent OH Dept. of Natural Resources, et al. to respond filed.
2021-08-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 30, 2021)

Attorneys

Dean Koch
Dean A. Koch — Petitioner
OH Dept. of Natural Resources, et al.
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Respondent