No. 22-240

Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia, et al. v. Jonathan R., Minor, By Next Friend Sarah Dixon, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-09-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: child-welfare civil-rights class-action due-process federal-jurisdiction federalism standing state-court-proceedings state-courts younger-abstention
Latest Conference: 2022-10-07
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Must federal courts abstain from interfering with state-court child welfare proceedings under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971)?

2. May federal courts refuse to abstain because plaintiffs seek class-wide relief?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Must federal courts abstain from interfering with state-court child-welfare proceedings under Younger-v-Harris

Docket Entries

2022-10-11
Petition DENIED.
2022-10-05
Brief amici curiae of Oregon, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2022-09-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
2022-09-14
Waiver of right of respondent Jonathan R., Minor, By Next Friend Sarah Dixon, et al. to respond filed.
2022-09-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Jim Justice, et al.
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Petitioner
Jonathan R., et al.
Kelsi Brown CorkranInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection, Respondent
State of Oregon
Benjamin Noah GutmanOregon Department of Justice, Amicus