No. 21-450
Anthony Futia, Jr., et al. v. Westchester County Board of Legislators, et al.
Response Waived
Tags: citizen-accountability constitutional-rights first-amendment guarantee-clause petition-clause redress standing state-constitution state-government taxpayer-standing
Latest Conference:
2021-12-03
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a State's legislative and executive employees are obligated to respond to Petitions from that State's citizen-voters for Redress of their violations of the State's Constitution and laws pursuant thereto.
Whether Petitioners' Guarantee Clause claim is resolvable by judicially discoverable and manageable standards and therefore justiciable.
Whether Petitioners have standing to maintain their claims.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a State's legislative and executive employees are obligated to respond to Petitions from that State's citizen-voters for Redress of their violations of the State's Constitution and laws pursuant thereto
Docket Entries
2021-12-06
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
2021-10-05
Waiver of right of respondents Harrison Town Board/ Ron Belmont, Supervisor to respond filed.
2021-10-04
Waiver of right of respondents Westchester County, et al. to respond filed.
2021-09-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2021)
Attorneys
Anthony Futia, et al.
Anthony Futia Jr. — Petitioner
Harrison Town Board/ Ron Belmont, Supervisor
Richard Finkel — Bond, Schoeneck & King, Respondent
Westchester County, et al.
David Henry Chen — Office of the Westchester County Attorney, Respondent